if you have access to a gym, you can do leg raises (see link below) or by using a kickboard in the pool and using only your feet to propel you. That burns calories and (maybe?) isolates your lower abs.
here is a link to a machine that allows you to do leg raises - definietly not an endorsment to the site:
http://www.bigfitness.com/xocochdipleg.html
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