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Review: The 30 Day Crunch Challenge

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In February I did the 30 Day Squat Challenge and reported on my experience doing the challenge. I was really pleased with the results and surprised at how much it helped flatten my stomach.

For March I decided to do the 30 Day Extreme Squat Challenge (which I will be reporting back on to share my results with you) but I wanted to try a challenge that worked specifically on my abs too. 

I decided to do the 30 Day Crunch Challenge as it looked good for beginners like myself with small numbers of repetitions and rest days. The number of crunches is the total for each day and so can be broken down into smaller sets if needed.

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How to do the 30 Day Crunch Challenge

30 Day Crunch Challenge Results

Like I did with the previous challenge, I think it's important to show you what I was starting with to give you a better idea of the changes made during the challenge so you can see my before and after. 

I've also made sure to wear the same active wear for all the weekly progress photos to make comparisons easier. 

Now on to the challenge. 

This is the week by week of how my 30 Day Crunch Challenge experience went...

Week 1

It became very clear to me even in this first week how much I need to work on my core. I felt every single crunch even with the low number of repetitions. 

Week 2

I'm already starting to see the difference both physically (already looking more toned) and strength-wise. Don't get me wrong, I'm still feeling each crunch as the neglected muscles get reactivated, but I can now do a larger number in a row without keeling over.

Week 3

I'm really happy with my progress. My stomach is looking much flatter and even my love handles have reduced considerably. It's getting easier to do the crunches now too as I have more strength in my core. 

Week 4 

Still a long way to go but I've seen a huge improvement during this month's challenge. 

Conclusion

Having done the 30 Day Crunch Challenge for a full month I can definitely see a difference. Overall I feel my core strength has improved too. It's also had a positive impact on my rib flare which makes me very happy. 

Here's the before and after side by side so you can see the difference more clearly:

Have you done this 30 Day Crunch Challenge? How did you do? 

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