I think that I should do more of “My Top 5 Favorite…” posts! If you haven’t yet, click right here for a magical trip to My Top 5 Favorite Glutes Exercises – FitnessFriday ! One of my favorite body part to work on is my tummy/ abdominal area. It’s so hard for me to keep a flat tummy, one of the reason why is because I love (unhealthy) carbs haha! Who doesn’t?? I’m working on being on better term with carbs! For today’s FitnessFriday post, I decided to share with y’all some of my favorite abs exercises. You don’t need any equipment for these! However, sometimes, I add resistance bands so I can feel the burn quicker because it is more intense.
1. Crunches
You’ve probably heard about crunches before since they’re one of the most popular abs exercises. There are several type of crunches. However, the regular, traditional crunches are a killer. Crunches target mostly your abdominal area by toning your rectus abdominis or abs muscles in order to give you a very defined torso.
2. Reverse Crunches
Similar to traditional crunches, but instead of going from the top to the bottom, you got from the bottom to the top. Put your legs in a table top position, then lift your hips off the floor by bringing your legs close to your chest. A modified way to do reverse crunches is to put your feet down instead of staying in a table top position. Like abdominal/traditional crunches, reverse crunches help define your torso.
3. Leg Pull-In Knee Up
Lie on your back, then take anchor on your forearms. Bring your legs towards your chest, then go back into the initial position . This exercise also target your abdominal muscles especially your lower abs (muffin top) which is one of the hardest area for me to keep toned.
4. Mountain Climbers
Mountain climbers are so fun if you make them. Go into a plank position. Then flex your knee by bringing it under your hip. Slowly alternate between legs. You can also go faster which is more intense. Mountain climbers are full body exercises since a lot of muscles in the body (deltoids, biceps, triceps, chest, abdominal, obliques, hamstrings, quads) are targeted. However, they work as great abs exercises by burning fat in your abdominal area.
5. Planks
The picture talks for itself! Make sure to keep your body straight and tuck in your tummy! Hold the position for 40 secs to 1 min! Feel the burn! Similarly to the mountain climbers, planks are also considered as a full body exercise since they target a lot of muscles. They tone the rectus abdominis or abdominal muscles for that “Six-Pack” look!
Like always, I hope that y’all really enjoyed reading this post! Let me know if y’all would like to see more post like these and what area of the body should I target! Do not hesitate to email me with post ideas and feedback!
God bless!
Xoxo,
♥SmileyMaruth♥
