Gently lift your upper body off the floor resting on your right forearm. Lie on your right side, with a straight line from your head to your feet. (For a modification, you can lower down halfway with your upper body instead of all the way down onto the ground.) Side planks Lift your left foot up off of the ground as you cross, and then lower the foot as you lower your upper body back down to the ground. Slowly curl up into a crunch and then cross your right elbow to your left knee. Place your hands behind your head and pull your naval in toward your spine. Keep your feet flat on the ground with your knees bent, and roll down on to your back. Master the move Skip the crunches and do this ab exercise instead Alternating bicycle situp ![]() As you exhale, tighten your upper abs and curl your head, neck and chest off the ground as you reach your arms toward your toes. For a modification, you can slightly bend your knees. Lying down on your back, reach your legs straight up so your feet are reaching toward the ceiling. Breathe in again, and this time as you exhale contract your upper abs so that your head, neck, shoulder blades and arms lift off of the ground about an inch. Place your arms on the mat and reach your fingers toward your toes. Breathe in to your stomach and feel the air rise into your chest, then exhale and think about tightening the upper ribs toward your hips by engaging your upper abs. Start by lying on the ground with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor as wide as your hips. This upper-ab exercise may look simple, but it’s actually quite challenging to do correctly. So skip the endless crunches, and try this well-rounded routine that hits all the muscle groups that make up your abdominal region. I often get asked by clients: how do I tone my stomach? The answer is to work all of these areas. This muscle is directly under the belly button and is focused on heavily in Pilates. Lastly, the transverse abdominis muscle runs from side to side, helping with balance. These are responsible for giving your core that “six-pack” look. The rectus abdominis consists of a pair of muscles that start at the sternum and run down vertically. The external obliques are the muscles on the sides of the upper part of your stomach, while the internal obliques are the muscles on the outer, lower part of your stomach. ![]() And the best ab workouts target all of these areas. What many people don’t realize is that the abs are made up of four major muscle groups: external obliques, internal obliques, rectus abdominis and transverse abdominis. Health & Wellness 25 core exercises that work more than your abs What muscles make up your abs?
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