I think most people know that strengthening your core will benefit you in many ways, but most people dread doing their ab workouts.  You think that you have to do 200 straight sit-ups.

Well you should do 200 ab exercises, but you should break it up into different exercises that will equal 200.

You want to make sure you work all areas of the abdominal cavity. 

• Straight crunches work down the middle of your abdominal muscle
• Butterfly crunches work the upper part of the abs (under the rib cage)
• Side crunches work the External Obliques (the sides of your stomach area)
• Reverse crunches work the lower part of the abs

If you break up the exercises so that you are doing 15-20 reps of each different exercise you will enjoy it more and see better results.

It is good to feel a little sore after your workout or the next day.  This way you know you worked your muscles to fatigue and are building a stronger muscle.

I like my clients to feel their abs when they sit down at the dinner table.  Then they know that they had a good workout and they'll think twice about over eating.

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Corn Chowder

 ~ A hearty soup for this cold winter ~

Make this delicious chowder ahead and leave it in your crockpot to cook while you shovel that snow or snuggle up with a good book!

Ideal crockpot size for this recipe: 4 qt.

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound lean turkey bacon
• 4 C diced potatoes
• 2 C chopped onions
• 2 C Fat-free sour cream
• 1.5 C fat-free milk
• 2 -- 10.75 oz cans fat-free, low-sodium cream of chicken soup
• 2 -- 15.25 oz cans fat-free, low-sodium whole-kernel corn, undrained

Preparation

• Cut bacon into 1" pieces.  Cook for 5 minutes in large nonstick skillet, doing it in two batches so all the pieces brown. 
• Add potatoes and onions and a bit of water.  Cook 15-20 minutes, until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.  Drain.  Transfer to slow cooker.
• Combine sour cream, milk, chicken soup, and corn.  Place in slow cooker.
• Cover.  Cook on low for 2 hours.

Nutrition Information

12 servings.

Per serving: 260 calories (70 cal from fat), 11g protein, 8g total fat (2.5g saturated, 0g trans), 25mg cholesterol, 840mg sodium,

37g total carbohydrates (3g fiber, 10g sugar)