It’s the summer time again! Time to flaunt those summer bodies. Well, are you ready now? Many people just wanted to have that fab abs then show it to the whole world. In order to achieve that, one needs to undergo certain heavy exercises that can really result to so much stress.
Also, in order to attain that summer body, one needs to change his or her diet. It is really a need to eat healthy and nutritious foods. This is just one essential part of having the healthy and fit body.
People might be enrolling into fitness gyms and workout there. Among the most common exercise used to have abs are crunches. The common motion that is done is just up and down. This exercise might become really boring and is said to affect the lower back as the action is being repeated many times.
Thankfully, there are other exercises today that are not just fun to do, but are also effective.
These core exercises will really strengthen the abdominal muscles, the back muscles, and the muscles around the pelvis. Having a strong core can really affect the whole body activities.
1. Half banana
How To do:
First, lie on your back. Bring both hands up. Lift one leg up,”crunch”, alternate.
This core exercise focuses on your lower and upper rectus abdominous(middle of abs) and allows you to emphasize the external oblique.
2. Kick Crunch
How To do:
Start in a standing position. Then raise the left leg and bring down right arm at the same time. Do this in an alternate pattern. This core exercise targets the obliques and the middle section of your abs, the whole abdominal muscles. Also, it can be a really nice cardio.
3. Oblique V Crunch
How To do:
First, lie on left/right side. Place hand behind the head. Lift the torso and legs at the same time, alternate and repeat.
This exercise targets your transverse abdominous and external oblique but activates your rectus abdominous by using it to stabilize your core.
4. Pilates Scissors
How To do:
First, lie on your back with your shoulders and feet on the ground. Then bring one leg up at a time and hold it with your arms. Do it in alternate pattern.
This core exercise targets the rectus abdominous mainly but has the added benefit of allowing centered overload, meaning you can hold your legs up for a set period of time. Having 10 seconds of holding can make the abs work harder.
5. Straight-Leg Sit-up
How To do:
First, lie on your back. Hands up, stretched out and the feet are stretched out on the floor. Next, raise your torso with your hands upwards. Lie down again and repeat.
This exercise could be more difficult because but this allows more contraction of your abs.
Before doing these exercises, remember to have a checkup in order to know if you can do these.
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Sources:
Positivemed
Mayo Clinic