If you are unhappy with your shape, are looking to lose belly fat, and would like to strengthen your abdominal area along with other parts of your body, you can choose from a variety of abdominal muscle exercises.
You can build your muscles by working different parts of your abdominal area and burn fat accumulated in these areas in short time.
1. Plank
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Plank helps strengthen your abdominal muscles as well as your upper body, is one of the most challenging movements you can do. Take a push-up position for the plank; but this time, get support from your forearms, not your hands. Make your hands into fists and keep your fists facing forward. Try to stay in this position for as long as possible.
2. Leg raise
Lie on your back on a rug or exercise mat for an intense workout of the lower abdominal muscles. Hold onto a stationary object with your hands and simultaneously lift your legs upwards, bringing them together and lowering them down a little slower. Do this for 3 sets of 10 repetitions.
3. Flutter kicks
To exercise your lower abs, lie on your back and place both hands under your hips up to your elbows. Raise and lower your straight legs alternately as if you were kicking them a foot off the floor. Perform this movement for 3 sets of 20 repetitions.
4. Arms-high partial sit ups
The arms-high partial sit up, which is similar to the sit-up, is an exercise that is easier to do and will not harm your lower back. Lie on your back on the floor and bend your legs at a 90-degree angle. Raise your arms up and try to get off the floor a little with the strength from your arms, then lie down again. Try to do this exercise for a total of 3 sets of 15 repetitions, which will work your upper abdominal muscles.
5. Mountain climbers
Get into a push-up position for mountain climbers, which will work your upper body and abs. Pull your feet forward and push them back respectively, as if you were actually climbing a mountain. Try to do this for one minute and increase the time regularly.
6. Swiss ball crunch
Lie on the ball with your upper torso up to your hips for the exercise or Pilates ball, which works most of the abdominal muscles. Bend your knees as if you were sitting on a chair and press firmly on the floor. Place your hands crossed over your shoulders and stand up. Do the swiss ball crunch, which is among the abdominal muscle movements that are more reliable than the shuttle movement, for 3 sets and 15 repetitions.
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