Many people would like to have a six-pack without a ton of work, and now this can be done with less than an hour of your day. I have put together three workout exercises that use the abdominal muscles. These exercises are easy to do and do not require any machines.
The abdominal muscles are the muscles that line the center of your chest and go down to the pubic bone. There are many exercises that you can do to strengthen these muscles, but these three exercises are quick and easy to do.
The crunch
Many people already know how to do this, but for those of you who don’t, crunch is a workout that is done while lying on the ground. Your feet should be flat on the floor and hip length apart. Your arms should be either lying out beside you or under your head for support. The upper body should rise forward toward your knees but only slightly. The crunch exercise should be done in twenty repetitions, holding each crunch for two seconds. During this exercise, you should feel more stress in the upper abs.
Reverse crunch
A reverse crunch is similar to the crunch exercise but only the opposite. Instead of raising your chest up, you lift your knees towards your chest. The reverse crunches should also be done in twenty repetitions with a two-second hold on each. Reverse crunches should cause you to feel more stress in your lower abs since this is the area that you will be working on.
Double crunch
This exercise is the crunch and reverse crunch brought together into one exercise. Lying on your back, you should bring your hips and chest together by lifting your head and knees together simultaneously. This exercise should be done with ten repetitions and holding each for two seconds. This exercise works both the upper and lower abs.
Now that you know what exercises are quick and easy to strengthen your abdominal muscles, you should have no problem in getting your abs to tighten up. These exercises should be done at least three times a week for great results.
Before doing any of these exercises, you should consult with your physician to make sure that you are healthy enough to do them. If you are not used to doing these, then you should take a break in between days of doing them so that you don’t overdo it.
