Study Finds That Laughter Can Help Tone Your Abs

Forget about sit-ups and the plank, it seems that laughter is the key to good abs… or at least, that’s what a recent study is claiming. The Daily Star reports that new research, commissioned by television channel Dave, found that laughter can improve your cardiovascular health and burn calories. Study co-author Dr Helen Pilcher also said that their findings suggest that belly laughs are better at toning the oblique muscles than stomach crunches. via GIPHY While we’re not questioning the results – we’ve often had sore tummy muscles after an uncontrollable laughing outburst – but we are assuming that exercise is still needed. We are also assuming that a healthy diet is also needed in which case we would recommend checking out these tummy-flattening foods. If you really want to tone your tummy, try these exercises as recommended by fitness expert Gillian Hynes.