workout move of the week

Since my surgery in December, its still hard to do any crunches or anything. I have a pooch going on because my stomach muscles were cut, stretched and everything else during the operation. I am trying to find non-crunch exercises that will help alleviate this and help me tone up.

Enter Shape Magazine and their Bikini Body Countdown http://www.shape.com/fitness/bikini-body-countdown/2011/bob-harpers-bikini-body-workout-month-4?page=1 and this super duper move:

the Pendulum


Start bent over. I use a medicine ball but I guess you could use anything else.

Then you kick your leg out to the side

I do 25 each side.

It hurts, but its oh so worth it!