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Easy Exercise Routine For Your Stomach
When looking for an easy exercise routine for your abdominals you first need to know some basics about your stomach muscles.
Abdominal workouts are not about "the more, the better". It’s more effective and you will have a better result if you do fewer repetitions, but you must focus on actually finding the ab muscles and feel them working.
If you are bothered by tummy fat, you need to check your diet and make some changes there as well as doing lower stomach exercises. These exercises are great for toning your muscles and helping to flatten the stomach, but they can't shift the fat - you can only do that by following a healthy weight loss diet and adding some aerobic exercise to your toning exercises.
You can add power to this exercise by firmly attaching ankle weights before you do it. Lie on a floor mat or on a low exercise bench. If you're on a bench, lie with your buttocks at the edge of the bench so that your legs can move freely and your back is supported. Put your hands by your side is you're on the floor, or grip the edges of the bench.
Step 2
Keeping legs and feet together, and with knees slightly bent, lift your legs at 90 degrees to your body, then slowly move them towards your chest to an angle of 45 degrees. Use the muscles in your abs to make these movements.
Step 3
Slowly bring your legs back down to the position you started from, controlling the movement with the muscles in your lower stomach area. Don't let your back arch away from the floor or bench. Repeat up to 10 times.
Seated Leg Lift
Step 1
Sit upright with a straight back on a very stable chair and grip the sides of the chair so that your body tilts slightly backwards.
Step 2
Engage your stomach muscles tightly, keep legs and thighs together and lift legs so that the backs of your thighs rise off the chair. Lower and repeat up to 10 times. Don't let your feet touch the ground between lifts.
Double Leg Lift
Step 1
Lie flat on the floor with your legs straight. Lift your head and neck and support them with your hands.
Step 2
Bend both legs towards you, then straighten them out to point at the ceiling at about 45 degrees. Continue to support your head.
Step 3
Slowly lower your legs until they're about 1 foot/30 cm off the floor, then raise them again. Repeat this exercise up to 10 times - you can really feel those stomach muscles working.
Pelvic Tilts
Step 1
Lie on your back with your knees bent, hands by your sides.
Step 2
As you breathe out, lift your pelvis off the floor, keeping your back flat. Hold, then breathe out and gently lower. Repeat in sets of 10, up to 4 times with a 1.5 minute break between every set.
