Best Stomach Flattening Exercises

There are many stomach exercises for people who want to shape and strengthen their midsection. It is easy to find different exercises, but how do you know what are the best stomach exercises?
According to recommendations by fitness experts, listed here are what appear to be some of the best stomach flattening exercises.
1. Crunchless Crunch
Regular crunches are excellent for working the muscles at the front of your stomach, but they do very little for the transverse abdominal muscles deeper in the midsection, plus they put strain on your back and neck. This exercise works the transverse muscles with no back or neck strain. It involves pulling the belly button in towards the spine.
To begin, either kneel or lie on your stomach. Relax your body as much as possible, and then use only the lower abdominals to move your belly button toward your spine. Hold for 10 seconds. If holding for 10 seconds feels easy, hold for a longer period.
2. Hip Lift
Remain on your back for this exercise that also flattens the stomach. Put your arms at your sides with palms facing up to the ceiling. Put your legs straight up in the air so that the soles of your feet are facing the ceiling and your legs make about a 90 degree angle with your torso. Keep your knees unbent and as straight as possible.
Now, contract your stomach muscles so that it feels like your belly button is being pulled toward your spine, while at the same time gently lifting your hips off the floor. Raise your hips to height of a few inches, keeping your legs extended straight upward. Hold this position, and then slowly lower your hips back to the floor.
3. Long Arm Crunch
For this exercise, remain on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat. Lie back and extend your arms straight back on the floor as though you are reaching above your head. Contract your abs and slowly lift your arms, head and shoulders off the floor to about a 30 degree angle. Hold it, and then slowly lower your shoulders back to the floor. Other best exercises include the vertical leg crunch, torso twists, and any Pilates routine.