Ways to get flat abs - Abs Exercise

Most of the people believes in old Clichés “no pain, no gain” totally true when it comes to flat abs. Well it is not always the case; there are many other ways to engage your core all day long for weight loss and general fitness. With the help of following tips, you can work on you core to get flat abs while you are on your to work, or you are at home resting. These moves are simple enough that are the perfect startup routine to get ripped abs.

Start Your Day With Abs Exercise:

Ballerinas are well known to get flat stomachs; you have to spend only five minutes with these moves when you get up in the morning. Stand to the left of a chair and rest your left hand on the chair’s back. Keep your legs together. Touch your heels, and point your toes out to form a triangle. Lift your right arm straight up, reaching for the ceiling. Now hinge forward at the waist, round your back, and reach your right hand toward the floor, touching it if you can. Holding the position, tighten your abs, bringing your belly button in toward your spine. Exhale and slowly lift yourself to the starting position. A complete repetition should take about 20 seconds. Do five repetitions in all, adding more reps as you feel stronger.

Work on Your Core as You Travel:

Do you commute to work in public transport? Do some isometric contractions while you are one the way. Start pulling in your abs in and contract it without holding your breath. Hold it for a few sec and then release. A good way to be sure you do it enough to benefit: “Repeat for at least two times while listing to the songs on the radio”.

Stretch out at Your Desk:

Once you are in office and at your desk, consider seated rotations. Hold a bottle full of water at your desk, some books/bundle of pages or a small weight between both hands. Sit up tall and keep your hips and knees forward. Now slowly rotate the bottle from one side of your body to the other side, concentrating on contracting your oblique.

Side Bends Before Lunch:

This abs exercise is one of the best to do at work when you need stretch. Stand up and reach your arms overhead while pressing your palms together and keeping your arms straight. Stretch and lean to the right as far as you can, focusing on left side contraction of your waist. Now back to the center and lean left focusing on right side of your waist. Repeat this for 30 to 60 sec.

You might get some attention from your co-workers, don’t worry, once they realize what you are actually doing and how good this stretch feels, they might join in.

Hours of crunches are not the only key to a flat stomach. Simply sneak into a few minutes of exercises daily, and you will be on your way to tight, ripped abs in no time.

Leg Lift Exercises:

While waiting in line at cafeteria or in a grocery store, stand with your feet approx 2 -3 inches apart. Engage your abdominal muscles so that your spine remains stable and straight. Slowly lift your leg 3 to 6 inches off the ground and balance it on your right leg.

Be careful not to sway from side to side as you hold this position for 10 – 15 sec. It is recommended to do an equal number of repetitions with each leg before you reach start of the line.

Abs Exercise After Dinner:

When you are at home relaxing, get off your couch, and grab a stability ball. For this workout, lie on the ball positioning it under your lower back. Place your arms behind your head or simply cross them over your chest. Tighten your abs, and lift your torso off the ball. As you contract your stomach muscles, pull the bottom of your rib cage down toward your hips. Lower your back down to stretch your abs. The ball forces your legs to do more work than just doing floor crunches! Plus, maintaining your balance on the ball will force you to engage your entire body for balance.

Sneak into the above explained abs exercises into your day and you will see results. But, remember that for a truly flat abs, it takes more than the abs exercise alone. Do not forget to exercise regularly and eat healthy while burning more calories than you consume.