This does NOT increase fat burning, but it CAN help to flatten your stomach by strengthening your deeper transversus abdominis muscles and hence "pulling in" a lazy stomach.
It involves doing something called "ab vacuums".
I find it a good time to get in the habit of doing daily ab vacuums while driving on your daily commute or another time that would get you in the habit of doing them regularly. (please make sure this doesn't distract you from driving safely...)
Of course, ab vacuums can be done anywhere and don't have to be just for driving, but I've found that it helps me to remember to do them if I do them at a specific time when driving regularly.
Ab vacuums are simple:
You can do ab vacuums pretty much anywhere at any time.
You can do them standing, seated (such as in a car), kneeling in a four-point position, or even lying flat on the floor.
The movement is as simple as pulling your belly button in as far as you can by imagining you're trying to touch your belly button to your spine and holding for 10-20 seconds at a time. Start by inhaling deeply. Then, as you exhale, start pulling the belly button in towards the spine and hold it there for 10-20 seconds while just taking short breaths. Repeat for several holds.
Get in the habit of doing this at least 4-5 days per week while driving somewhere and you may find that this helps to flatten your stomach more by strengthening the transversus abdominis muscle (the deep ab muscles beneath the rectus abdominis) if you previously had a "lazy belly".
It doesn't increase fat burning... it only helps to flatten a stomach that has lazy deep ab muscles. If you want the "six pack abs" appearance, you obviously still need to burn off the body fat.
enjoy getting a flat tummy
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lovestobake
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Jun 10 @ 1:20PM
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It has other benifits, & I am looking for a flat tummy to enjoy while driving.
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observed50
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Jun 10 @ 2:01PM
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Can we do this and Kegel exercises at the same time? 
I try to rest my eyes while driving too... 
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leprichaun_magic
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Jun 10 @ 2:02PM
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..I.ll try anything once!
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CHARLIgurl1
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Jun 10 @ 2:04PM
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Good one.
I heard a very similar excersize in the UK at a fitness club.
She said to hold it in with holding the breath for 15 seconds..
exhale whist still holding it in,
then release both breath and tummy.
Then pull in and release tummy rapidly for 15 times and then repeat.
Its supposed to be safer that crunches or sit ups as it doesnt damamge the neck or back.
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WSOR
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Jun 10 @ 2:10PM
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Hmmm.. interesting. I've seen similar recommendations, but nothing like this. Worth a try most definitely.
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john49887
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Jun 10 @ 2:39PM
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Its supposed to be safer that crunches.....
Nestle's Crunch?  
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oct_cat
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Jun 10 @ 4:03PM
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Nestle's Crunch? Don't think she meant that; I think she means Crunch 'n Munch!! 
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RavinLunatic
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Jun 10 @ 5:12PM
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Excellent idea! Thanks! I will still do the crunches tho. I really like them. Need to get back into it.
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plowman
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Jun 10 @ 6:44PM
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another very excellent ab training technique I once taught to various celebreties and movie stars, etc., one greatly appreciated by my various and sundry lackadaisial and pampered clients, was to take only about one half of that deap breath and hold it for a few minutes while tying a very tight knot in a string around yer chubs, and then leave it on for gradually increasing hrs until your fat, embarassing, sedentary ab muskels become trained to keep fashionably sucked in due to the technique's resulting nature of becoming increasingly uncomfrotable if you instead attempt straining against it constantly...it also helps to keep your posture upright and straight!
oh, yes...and always do yer Klegels everywhere, hey! 
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ElmerFudd445
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Jun 12 @ 12:12AM
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If I hold my breath for 20 seconds.. my head turns red 
then I pass out... then the real exercise comes when I'm picking myself off the floor
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