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Introduction
Denise Austin is a fitness icon who skyrocketed to fame in the ‘80s and ‘90s with her popular “8-minute abs” workout. She has sold more than 24 million exercise videos and DVDs worldwide, making her one of the most successful fitness instructors in history. In this tutorial, we will cover how to do the 8-minute abs workout from Denise Austin so you can get your core into shape.

Equipment Needed
For this workout, you will need a yoga mat or other comfortable surface to perform the exercises on. You may also find it helpful to have a timer or stopwatch to time yourself as you go through each part of the workout.

The 8-Minute Abs Workout
1. Begin by lying down on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground. Place your hands behind your head, with your elbows out wide like wings. This is the beginning position for all of the exercises in this routine.

2. Crunch: Do 15 crunches while keeping your elbows wide and engaging your abdominals throughout the motion. Focus on pushing through your abdominal muscles rather than just using momentum to lift your upper body off of the ground.

3. Bicycle Crunches: Next, do 15 bicycle crunches with alternating knee tucks and elbow touches (you should touch opposite elbow to opposite knee). Keep your abdominals engaged throughout this exercise and focus on form rather than speed as you move from side to side.

4. Plank: Move into a plank position for 30 seconds, making sure that your core is engaged throughout the exercise and that you are not letting either hip drop below parallel with the ground (if possible). If 30 seconds is too difficult at first, try holding for 10-15 seconds multiple times instead until you build up strength for a full 30 second hold.

5. Plank Jacks: Move back into plank position and begin doing 10 plank jacks (jumping both legs out at once while maintaining a straight line from head to toe). Make sure that you are pushing through your core as you jump out so that you don't just rely on momentum alone to get back into plank position after each jump jack repetition.

6. Reverse Crunch: Now it's time for reverse crunches! Do 15 reps of these while engaging your lower abdominals as much as possible during each repetition (it helps if you imagine pulling yourself up towards an imaginary ceiling). Make sure that you keep both feet together as they come up off of the ground during each rep rather than allowing them to separate too far apart from one another during movement (this will help protect against any lower back strain).

7 . Side Planks: Finally, finish off this 8 minute abs routine with two sets of side planks - one set on each side - holding for 30 seconds per set (again, if 30 seconds is too difficult at first then try doing sets of 10-15 seconds multiple times instead until strength builds for full 30 second holds). Make sure that hips are stacked over shoulders and that there isn't any sagging in either hip when performing this exercise in order to ensure proper form and keep lower back safe throughout movement patterning!

Conclusion
With Denise Austin's 8-minute abs routine, anyone can work their way towards six pack abs in no time! This simple yet effective routine targets all areas of the abdominal region while also helping improve stability throughout core musculature which can be beneficial during all types of physical activities ranging from yoga poses