Our abs or midsection is one of the hardest (if not THE hardest) area of your body to tone. Doesn’t it seem like for some reason, no matter how much exercise we do, that last bit of flab around your tummies just won’t go away? Stubborn we know. Toning the abs can be a real pain in the…well, abs!
But fret not, it doesn’t mean that abs workouts are completely useless, it does work at helping your strengthen your core, which keeps your stronger and gives you more stamina during your workouts. Plus, they help to build muscles around the tummy area which can help give you a more sculpted look, making the stomach area less flab and slowly but surely a lot more fab!
Here are some of our top workout picks for working your tummy zone:
- Standard Crunches: These are your basic old school crunches that have been used for as long as we can remember. And for good reason too! Because they work at toning the whole front section of your stomach.
However, the key to doing crunches the right way is NOT to raise yourself all the way up to your knees like what most people tend to do. Contrary to popular belief, that is actually the wrong way to go about doing it and it hurts your back muscles.
Just raise yourself slightly until your shoulder blades are off the floor is good enough already – and a lot more effective!
- Lower Ab Crunches: These are great for working the lower part of your abdominals – especially the little bulky, flabby part at the bottom of your tummy that puffs out every time you sit down. Crunch them away using these!
- Bicycle Crunches: These work the entire abdominal section wonderfully! Very powerful, very painful and very effective!
- Side Oblique Twists: A good one for working the stomach muscles all along the sides of your waist. No more muffin tops whenever you wear pants.
You don’t need overly strenuous workouts to get the job done, sometimes the simplest ones are the most effective!
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