ab toning exercises
Ab Toning Exercises
Ab toning exercises help keep your stomach flat and lose any excess fats around it. Take a look at specific ab exercises for men and women which can be done from the comforts of your home.
- Place an exercise mat on the floor, and lie on your back.
- Press your lower back to the floor, and place your hands behind the head.
- Make sure your elbows are widely spread on the sides and not pointing towards the ceiling.
- Lift your knees off the floor, and stop at a 45º angle.
- Now slowly start the bicycle pedal movement with both your feet.
- When your right knee comes up, touch it with the left elbow; and vice versa.
- Keep your chin parallel to the floor, and don't strain or pull on your neck.
- Throughout the exercise, make sure to breathe evenly.
- Place the stability ball on the floor, and sit on it.
- Plant your feet flat on the floor and carefully, roll yourself back on the ball.
- Stop when your thighs and torso are parallel to the floor.
- Press your lower back into the ball to contract your abs.
- Place your hands behind the head, elbows to the sides, and raise your torso up.
- Exhale when you come up, inhale when you go back to starting position.
- Keep your chin pointed towards the ceiling, and don't strain your neck.
- Place an exercise mat on the floor, and lie on your back.
- Press your lower back to the floor, and place your hands behind the head.
- Make sure your elbows are widely spread on the sides and not pointing towards the ceiling.
- Lift your legs off the floor and raise it towards the ceiling.
- Contract the abdominal muscles, and lift your shoulder blades off the floor.
- Keep your chin up, don't strain your neck, and keep your legs raised towards the ceiling.
- Bring your chest as close to the legs as possible.
- Exhale when you come up, inhale when you go back to starting position.
- Place an exercise mat on the floor, and lie on your back.
- Bend your legs at 45º angle, and keep the feet hip-width apart.
- Stretch both hands over your head, clasp them, and keep the arms close to the ears.
- Press your lower back into the floor, and contract your abs.
- Exhale, lift your shoulder blades off the floor, and point your hands towards the ceiling.
- Inhale, come back down to the starting position, and lower your hands as well.
- Place an exercise mat on the floor, and lie on your back.
- Bend your knees, keep them parallel to the floor as your lift your legs off the floor.
- Place both hands on the sides with palms flat on the floor.
- Press your lower back into the floor, contract your abs, and lift your hips off the floor.
- Don't lift the hips too high, just a small movement.
- Lower the hips to starting position, and repeat.
- Place an exercise mat on the floor, and lie on your back.
- Bend your knees and roll onto your left, resting the knees on the floor.
- Place your hands behind your head. You will be lying on the mat on your side now.
- Exhale, push your lower back into the floor, and lift yourself slightly off the floor.
- Hold this position for 2 seconds, and then go back to starting position.
- As you come back down, inhale, and follow the same steps on the other side.
- The reason this workout is called a sitting 'V' is because your body will be held in a 'V' position.
- Place an exercise mat on the floor, and sit on it while contracting your ab muscles.
- Lift your legs up, and stop when they reach at a 45º angle.
- Bring your hands forward keeping them straight, and reach towards your shins.
- Make sure your hips are planted into the floor to maintain good core posture.
- Hold your 'V' position for 5―10 seconds or more if you can.
- Come back to the starting position as slowly as you can.
- Before you come down towards the floor, and rest on it; hold that position for 3 seconds.