The crunch alone just ain't cutting it. In your pursuit of a flatter, firmer waistline, you've probably counted thousands of crunches under your belt, literally--along with classes, diets, videos, machines, and more--but with little success. It's time to toss out those tired old techniques and lose that spare tire for good with AbSmart, the total program for toning and strengthening your midsection. Developed by a chiropractic physician and author of The Backsmart Fitness Plan , this book gives you a personalized system of targeted abdominal exercises and clinically proven diet advice to define and shrink your middle, giving you the shape you've always dreamed of, without boring repetitions and back injuries. Step-by-step, at home or in the gym, you'll learn how to: Maintain proper spinal alignment and movement Increase hip flexor flexibility for more effective workouts Breathe properly and stretch safely Twist away your love handles Use your body weight as resistance to increase power Beat the bloat with the AbSmart eating plan And much more.