Ab Workout
Need to Know
Getting serious about shrinking your waistline means expanding your thinking. It's not just about your tummy; it's about your entire middle, or what experts refer to as "the core." If you really want to see big differences, you've got to work the entire core including the front, sides and back. Basic crunches, for example, are fine for working the upper, front ab muscles but don't do much for the obliques that wrap around the sides of your waist or the lower back muscles that anchor into your lower spine. A routine highlighting moves that target all core muscles, both individually and in tandem, creates a leaner, longer, stronger middle with a lot less effort than you've probably devoted to getting a flatter stomach in the past.
Checklist
- Cost: Zero (unless you want to splurge on an exercise mat).
- Time Commitment: 5 minutes, 2 to 3 times a week.
- Location Limitations: Flat, padded surface.
- Special Equipment Required: None.
- Potential Pitfalls:
- Boredom Rating: N/A.
- Potential Injury Risk: Use good form and no worries.
- Level of Fitness Required: Beginner to advanced.
- Calories Burned: 40 calories in 5 minutes.
- Body Parts Worked: Abdominals, obliques, lower back.
- False Myths: That equipment is essential for flattening the tummy. The truth is that many of the most effective core moves require NO equipment.
Fitness A - Z
- 15 Minute Workout
- Abs
- Arms
- Arm Exercises
- Back Toning Tips
- Back Exercises
- Bad Technique
- Butt-Firming Exercises
- Dancing
- Fitness Myths
- Flat Ab Moves
- Get Fit in 10 Minutes
- Glutes
- Indoor Cycling
