As if you need another reason to feel guilty for avoiding the gym, a British woman's life was recently saved by her own washboard abs.

Brit Peggy Williams, 47, was paragliding in Spain when a freak gust of wind flung her off her starting point and dragged her across some incredibly rocky terrain. Since her wing was partially inflated, her body was scraping against the rocks, but since she has such a smokin' hot bod, docs say her six-pack acted like a shield. Peggy has a torn liver and nearly severed pancreas, but she would have died if her abs o' steel hadn't provided an additional layer of protection.

Peggy says that in addition to running twice a week, she only does 45 sit-ups a day -- a "one-minute regime." There's an important lesson to be learned here, guys: Never go paragliding.

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