Knee Lifts - These can be done either standing up or lying down. Slowly and smoothly, bend your knees up towards your chest. Hold the position for a few seconds. Return gently to the starting position and repeat the exercise.

Leg Raises - Lie on the floor on your back. Keep your lower back in contact with the floor and place hands to sides or under lower back for support. Lift your legs upward as far as possible. Lower them back down to slowly and with control. It's important to make sure your back stays flat on floor and abdominals are tight.

Heel Raises - Place your feet shoulder-width apart with your knees slightly bent. Raise your heel off the ground by pushing up with your toes. Make sure that your toes remain on the ground, but that the heels of your feet have lifted up so that you feel your calf muscles working.

Cat and Camel - Start on your hands and knees, with shoulders above your wrists and hips above your knees. On inhale: Arch your back upward and lower your head. Round out your spine comfortably. Tuck your pelvis under using abdominals and buttocks. On the exhale, lift your head upward and push your chest and abs towards the floor. Alternate positions in five second intervals. 5-10 sets should do the trick.

Ab Twists - This exercise is similar to a sit-up, with a twist! Lie on your back, have your hands placed behind your head so that your arms are bent at the elbow and your palms are resting on the back of your head. Keep your knees bent and lift up your mid-section as if you were doing a sit-up. When you reach the peak of the sit-up, twist your abs to either the right or the left. Repeat and twist to the opposite side each time.

Squats - Stand with your feet hip-width apart, your toes facing forward and slowly bend your knees as if you were going to sit in a chair. Keep your torso straight and your abs nice and tight. The important thing to remember with squats is that you want to keep your knees behind your toes, this way you are really using your glutes and hamstrings to execute the maneuver.

Knee Lifts - These can be done either standing up or lying down. Slowly and smoothly, bend your knees up towards your chest. Hold the position for a few seconds. Return gently to the starting position and repeat the exercise.

Leg Raises - Lie on the floor on your back. Keep your lower back in contact with the floor and place hands to sides or under lower back for support. Lift your legs upward as far as possible. Lower them back down to slowly and with control. It's important to make sure your back stays flat on floor and abdominals are tight.

Heel Raises - Place your feet shoulder-width apart with your knees slightly bent. Raise your heel off the ground by pushing up with your toes. Make sure that your toes remain on the ground, but that the heels of your feet have lifted up so that you feel your calf muscles working.

Cat and Camel - Start on your hands and knees, with shoulders above your wrists and hips above your knees. On inhale: Arch your back upward and lower your head. Round out your spine comfortably. Tuck your pelvis under using abdominals and buttocks. On the exhale, lift your head upward and push your chest and abs towards the floor. Alternate positions in five second intervals. 5-10 sets should do the trick.

Ab Twists - This exercise is similar to a sit-up, with a twist! Lie on your back, have your hands placed behind your head so that your arms are bent at the elbow and your palms are resting on the back of your head. Keep your knees bent and lift up your mid-section as if you were doing a sit-up. When you reach the peak of the sit-up, twist your abs to either the right or the left. Repeat and twist to the opposite side each time.

Squats - Stand with your feet hip-width apart, your toes facing forward and slowly bend your knees as if you were going to sit in a chair. Keep your torso straight and your abs nice and tight. The important thing to remember with squats is that you want to keep your knees behind your toes, this way you are really using your glutes and hamstrings to execute the maneuver.