Belly Fat Blast 2 Workout With Denise Austin

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This 10-minute cardio workout guided by AARP fitness expert Denise Austin will burn calories, focus on the core muscles and tone abdominals.

Key takeaways

• Boost core strength and balance with Denise Austin’s 10-minute Belly Fat Blast 2 workout.
• Engage in gentle, no-floor ab exercises — perfect for seniors seeking low-impact routines.
• Improve energy, posture and confidence by regularly following Denise Austin’s expert-led core sessions.

Summary

Belly fat workouts for seniors are a powerful way to support your core strength, boost metabolism and improve overall health. Led by renowned fitness expert Denise Austin, this 10-minute Belly Fat Blast 2 routine combines low-impact cardio and targeted ab exercises to help you trim your waistline, enhance posture and increase energy. Denise guides you through moves like standing crunches, waistline twists and pelvic tilts, all designed to fire up your abdominal muscles — no floor work or neck strain required.

Incorporating core workouts like this into your daily routine can lead to a firmer midsection, better balance and reduced risk of injury. The focus on posture and breathing ensures each movement is both effective and safe for all fitness levels. Ready to build a stronger core and burn stubborn belly fat? Join Denise Austin and experience how consistent belly fat workouts can set you on the path to better strength, flexibility and confidence at any age.

The key takeaways and summary were created with the assistance of generative AI. An AARP editor reviewed and refined the content for accuracy and clarity.

Full Transcript:

[0:00:00] [AARP’s GET MOVING! Wherever You Are]

[0:00:03] [BELLY FAST BLAST 2 WITH Fitness Expert Denise Austin]

[0:00:06] >> Denise Austin: Hi, I’m Denise Austin and welcome to your 10-Minute

[0:00:09] Belly Fat Blast 2.

[0:00:11] Are you ready to target-tone those abs while we burn some calories

[0:00:16] doing some cardio workouts, all to focus on the core muscles?

[0:00:20] Let’s begin, taking a deep breath. Bring in the oxygen.

[0:00:24] It equals energy.

[0:00:25] And exhale out any stress.

[0:00:27] One more good deep breath.

[0:00:29] Bring it in, all the oxygen to every cell of the body,

[0:00:32] and release.

[0:00:34] Beautiful. And let’s stretch it out.

[0:00:36] OK, are you ready?

[0:00:38] We’re gonna burn some calories, burn some fat,

[0:00:41] and work on our belly, all at the same time.

[0:00:45] Core muscles are strong. You can do it.

[0:00:48] That’s it. Just twist a little to the side.

[0:00:51] We’re warming up through the waistline,

[0:00:53] these oblique muscles.

[0:00:55] You can do it.

[0:00:57] Take your time. Do the best you can.

[0:00:59] This workout is for you.

[0:01:01] It’s only 10 minutes. You’ve got this.

[0:01:04] Good. We got two more.

[0:01:05] Really reach out. There, last one.

[0:01:08] OK, and now slowly bring your arms up and pull down.

[0:01:13] Now we’re gonna start working on the front of the tummy.

[0:01:16] That’s right. Good.

[0:01:18] And it’s like a standing crunch.

[0:01:21] Good.

[0:01:22] No issues with your neck here. You’re free to do what you can.

[0:01:26] That’s it. Good.

[0:01:28] Now as you do this, concentrate, breathe out, exhale, exhale.

[0:01:33] Now tighten up the abs.

[0:01:35] That’s it.

[0:01:36] Belly button up and in, engage the abdominal muscles,

[0:01:40] and pull that tummy in.

[0:01:42] That’s it, pull.

[0:01:44] It’s like a standing crunch.

[0:01:46] I really want you to feel it through the abs.

[0:01:49] You got this. Great.

[0:01:51] Keep moving. Two more.

[0:01:54] Last one. OK.

[0:01:57] Now placing your hands onto your thighs

[0:01:59] to support your back,

[0:02:00] let’s really articulate the spine

[0:02:03] and warm up those abdominals.

[0:02:05] Great. Exhale, inhale, exhale.

[0:02:10] Really scoop under those abs, tighten up the tummy, and release.

[0:02:15] Stretch your back.

[0:02:16] This is great to work on that tummy.

[0:02:19] Good.

[0:02:20] Really tuck it in and stretch it out.

[0:02:23] We got two more. Exhale, belly in.

[0:02:27] That’s it, last one.

[0:02:29] And release. Come all the way up.

[0:02:32] Now place your hands behind you in a straight line

[0:02:36] and lift your legs. Stretch them.

[0:02:38] Good.

[0:02:39] Now we’re working below the belly button.

[0:02:42] Those lower abs.

[0:02:44] Arms are strong and straight.

[0:02:46] Good posture, good body alignment, very important.

[0:02:50] Now let’s take it to the next level.

[0:02:53] Clasp your hands behind you. Do the best you can.

[0:02:57] Now really tighten up the abs.

[0:02:59] That’s it.

[0:03:01] That’s a wonderful way to really work the abs

[0:03:04] and still get the heart rate up.

[0:03:06] All low impact, easy on your joints.

[0:03:09] That’s it. Keep it going.

[0:03:11] You got this.

[0:03:12] Pull the tummy tight.

[0:03:14] Belly button towards your spine.

[0:03:16] Last one. Great.

[0:03:18] Now we work side to side for the sides of your waistline.

[0:03:22] That’s it. Reach as far as you can.

[0:03:25] This slims and trims the waist.

[0:03:28] You got that. No more muffin top.

[0:03:30] Come on. I’m proud of you.

[0:03:32] Keep moving. That’s the whole goal.

[0:03:35] That’s how you’re gonna burn those extra calories

[0:03:37] and burn some fat.

[0:03:39] And now we’re targeting those abs, the waistline.

[0:03:43] So you’re really working towards the waist,

[0:03:45] tightening up your tummy.

[0:03:47] Good. We got two more here.

[0:03:49] That’s it. Beautiful.

[0:03:51] OK, reach up and take it down.

[0:03:54] Reach up, it’s like a wood chop, down.

[0:03:56] That’s it.

[0:03:57] Reach, and really tighten up those abs.

[0:04:00] This is like a side crunch. Good.

[0:04:04] Stretching your waistline.

[0:04:05] That’s it. Really reach.

[0:04:07] Lengthen your spine, tighten your abs.

[0:04:10] That’s it. Great.

[0:04:12] Two more on this side. Reach and tighten.

[0:04:15] Reach and turn.

[0:04:18] OK, let’s go the other side.

[0:04:19] Lift strong, turn.

[0:04:22] Really feel, like, twisted out. That’s it.

[0:04:26] Working the entire torso area.

[0:04:29] Excellent for abs.

[0:04:31] All right, keep moving. You got this.

[0:04:34] Two more.

[0:04:35] Really reach. Last one.

[0:04:38] Reach all the way up. OK, side tap snap.

[0:04:42] Now I’m going to reach in side bends.

[0:04:44] We’re working your abs from all angles.

[0:04:48] That’s right.

[0:04:49] Good alignment, good posture.

[0:04:52] Great. Keep moving.

[0:04:54] You can do it.

[0:04:56] That’s how you’re gonna burn the body fat.

[0:04:58] And now we’re gonna bend a little more at the waist.

[0:05:01] There you go. Great.

[0:05:04] Good. Really bend.

[0:05:06] Working the sides of the waist.

[0:05:08] You can do it.

[0:05:10] Last one.

[0:05:11] Oh, OK. Standing up, nice and tall.

[0:05:14] Think about good posture now.

[0:05:15] We’re gonna bring the foot in front and bring it together,

[0:05:19] the other foot in front and together.

[0:05:22] Now bring the arms out in front. Here we go.

[0:05:24] We’re going to really target-tone the abs.

[0:05:27] You’re gonna do a little twist, and come back, a little twist.

[0:05:33] You got that.

[0:05:35] So important to really work those muscles of the entire abs.

[0:05:41] That’s it. Good.

[0:05:42] Core muscles, strong bodies, strong mind,

[0:05:47] because you are worth it.

[0:05:49] We got two more.

[0:05:51] Last one. Good.

[0:05:53] Now hold it right here.

[0:05:55] Come all the way down.

[0:05:57] We’re gonna do a little bit of a twist.

[0:05:59] Work it through that waistline.

[0:06:01] You got this. Beautiful, good.

[0:06:04] Twist it out.

[0:06:06] You could go as slow as you want, but the goal here

[0:06:09] is to bend your knees to protect the spine,

[0:06:12] tighten up your abs, and reach it out.

[0:06:15] Just punch it out.

[0:06:16] So good for the waistline.

[0:06:18] Whoo!

[0:06:19] Slim and trim. Yes, we got it.

[0:06:23] Great. Two more.

[0:06:25] Last one, and release.

[0:06:28] I want you to reach out in the lunge like this.

[0:06:30] We’re going to pull across and down.

[0:06:33] A side cinching.

[0:06:34] That’s it. Cinching that waistline.

[0:06:37] Great.

[0:06:39] Working every muscle of the torso, your abs, your core area.

[0:06:43] That’s it.

[0:06:45] Really focus on pulling your belly button in.

[0:06:48] The more you practice that belly button in,

[0:06:51] the more naturally it will stay nice and flat.

[0:06:55] And good posture throughout the day is important too.

[0:06:58] We got one more. Beautiful.

[0:07:01] Now just reach. Reach nice and tall. Bring your knee across.

[0:07:05] That’s it. Twist and out.

[0:07:07] Great.

[0:07:08] Pull it in, really cinching that waistline.

[0:07:11] Reach, and tighten up the abs.

[0:07:14] You got it.

[0:07:16] This is like a side crunch on the floor,

[0:07:18] but here you’re doing it standing up.

[0:07:20] Burn more calories standing up.

[0:07:22] And you’re focusing more on your abs, because you’re balancing yourself

[0:07:27] with the center of the body, the core.

[0:07:29] That’s it. Last two, last one.

[0:07:32] OK, hold it all the way up.

[0:07:34] Inhale, and exhale, stretch it out.

[0:07:38] Waistline. That’s it.

[0:07:40] Come on trim and slim that waist.

[0:07:41] So good.

[0:07:42] Lengthening the spine, making space for each vertebrae.

[0:07:47] Last stretch here.

[0:07:49] Beautiful. And to the other side.

[0:07:51] Good.

[0:07:52] Now it’s time to really target-tone the lower tummy.

[0:07:56] Bend your knees and circle your hips all the way around.

[0:08:00] All the way around. Tighten up through here.

[0:08:03] Bring the ribcage down.

[0:08:06] That’s it. Circle.

[0:08:08] Beautiful.

[0:08:09] That’s it. So good for your hips.

[0:08:11] They’re connected to the core muscles,

[0:08:14] keeping those hips healthy, and reverse the circle,

[0:08:17] all the way around.

[0:08:18] You can do it. Good.

[0:08:20] Circle, really loosen up, but tighten up the abs.

[0:08:24] That’s the goal here. Tighten abs.

[0:08:27] Good. OK, and switch it out.

[0:08:29] Now switch and lift, and lift.

[0:08:32] You got it. Keep it going. You got this.

[0:08:36] This will boost your metabolism. Yes.

[0:08:38] Increase that metabolism. We all need that.

[0:08:42] That’s what we’re doing right now.

[0:08:44] Good. Now reach, really reach up.

[0:08:46] You’re really working on that waist.

[0:08:48] Yes.

[0:08:49] Great circulation to the waistline and core muscles,

[0:08:52] and tighten up through the sides of the waist.

[0:08:55] Beautiful. Look, you’re still moving.

[0:08:57] That’s the whole goal, to burn fat, belly fat blast right now.

[0:09:02] Whoo!

[0:09:03] We got two more. Last one.

[0:09:05] OK, inhale, and exhale.

[0:09:09] Beautiful.

[0:09:10] Now I want you to do some pelvic tilts for me.

[0:09:13] So bend your knees, tuck and release.

[0:09:17] This is your natural tummy tuck.

[0:09:19] I do this every day.

[0:09:21] This is how you’re going to flatten the lower belly.

[0:09:23] Tighten up through that tummy, the lower part,

[0:09:26] the lower abs, pelvic tilt, pelvic tilt.

[0:09:30] Concentrate.

[0:09:32] It’s a tilt and the squeeze through the buttocks.

[0:09:34] That’s it, squeeze. Concentrate here.

[0:09:37] You really want to pull the ribcage together into the hips.

[0:09:40] Good.

[0:09:41] Pelvic tilt. We got two more.

[0:09:44] We got one more.

[0:09:45] Feel it, tighten it.

[0:09:46] Good. And inhale, stretch your back.

[0:09:50] That’s it.

[0:09:52] And release. So great.

[0:09:55] Now I want you to just reach your legs side to side.

[0:09:59] Side to side. You’re doing great.

[0:10:01] Good. Two more.

[0:10:04] Last one. Good.

[0:10:06] Now legs together. Hold your legs together.

[0:10:09] Pull your knees together inside. That’s it.

[0:10:12] Hold it there, flatten your back, and pull your tummy up.

[0:10:16] All the way up. Hold it. And release.

[0:10:20] And slowly come all the way up, inhale, and exhale.

[0:10:25] And there you did a fabulous ab routine and we burned some calories.

[0:10:31] [AARP]