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Panicking about bathing suit season? If the warmer weather has you feeling anxious about showing more skin (specifically, in your midsection), we have a workout plan for you.

Did you know that unlike other muscle groups, the abdominals can be worked every single day? Since your abs are comprised of smaller muscles than your legs, back and arms, you can work them consistently without rest. Couple a daily ab workout with cardio a few times a week, and you’ll be on your way to feeling tighter and toned this swimsuit season.

Generally speaking, it’s difficult to spot reduce fat, but when you’re consistently working the muscles in the mid-section and waist you’ll definitely be able to feel and see more definition. Muscle burns fat, so adding more muscle tone will help with fat loss all over the body. When we add in cardio to help speed up the metabolism, increase the heart rate, and improve circulation as well as burn calories, you’ve got a doable workout plan that will deliver fast results.

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Unlike other muscle groups, the abdominals can be worked every single day since they’re comprised of smaller muscles than your legs, back and arms.Daniel Grill / Getty Images

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https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/31-day-abdominal-workout-plan-summer-ncna1000226

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At a conference in 2012, Luc van Loon was presenting some exciting data from a newly published study. After a heroic research effort that took 2.5 years and 500,000 euros, he and his colleagues had managed to shepherd a large group of frail, elderly subjects through a six-month strength-training program. Those who had taken a daily protein supplement managed to pack on an impressive 2.9 pounds of new muscle. Success! Old people could be strong!

But van Loon, an “extraordinary professor” (his actual title) of exercise physiology and nutrition at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, wasn’t celebrating. On his phone was a photo one of his students had just sent him of a large plate stacked high with bulging cubes of raw beef. In total, there were 3.1 pounds of beef—a graphic visualization of the muscle lost in just one week by subjects of a bed-rest study the student had just completed.

“I usually put this in more obscene language,” van Loon says, “but you can mess up a lot more in one week than you can improve in six months of training.”

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