5 Exercises for Six Pack Abs
Exercises for Six Pack Abs
Want to get attractive six pack abs?
Though getting six pack abs is quite hard, it is not unachievable. If you follow the right exercise routine, healthy diet, and positive lifestyle, you could get a great looking body within no time.
There are numerous exercises that help you to get those sexy six packs. Some of them are discussed below.
Bicycle Exercise
The American Council on Exercise has found Bicycle Exercise as the most effective in working out the Abs region. It targets the "Rectus Abdominis" or the six packs and the waist.
Exercises as such would not totally get rid of the deposited fat in the tummy but they help you to develop a strong core which in turn protects your spine and tone your Abs.
Video credit to Livestrong.com
- Lie down on the floor with your back pressed to the ground.
- Join your hands behind your head.
- Bring your knees towards your chest and lift your head away from the ground. Take care not to pull your neck.
- Make a cycling motion in the air, stretch one leg while bringing the opposite side of your upper body towards your chest.
- Repeat it with the other leg.
- Repeat this exercise for 12 -15 times doing 2-3 sets at a time.
Sit up exercise
- Lie down on the ground facing up.
- Bend your knees with feet placed flat on the ground.
- Put your hands on the head with elbows back.
- Raise your head and chest towards the ceiling, raising your chest completely up till you attain a fully seated position.
- Move back to the original position. You can make 3-4 sets of 10 reps.
Lumbar Roll
- Lie on your back with your knees bent so that your legs and thighs are perpendicular to the ground.
- Press your shoulders to the ground and slowly rotate your legs to the right so that they touch the floor.
- Bring the legs back to the original position. Repeat the exercise for 15 times and 2-3 sets.
Reverse Crunch Scissor Kicks
- Lie back with your legs raised at 900 to the ground.
- Lower your right leg till you feel a pull on your lower back, now lift your leg back and repeat it with your left leg.
- Repeat this scissor kicks the making a 20 rep with 3-4 sets.
Single Leg Raise
- Lie down on the ground facing upwards.
- Bend the knees and raise one leg off the ground till you feel the pressure at your abs.
- Keep the leg in a raised position for 20 -30 seconds.
- Repeat this with the other leg.
- Make a repetition of 15 times.
There are other exercises that would be helpful in toning your abs such as straight leg obliques, crunches, reverse crunches, sit-ups, leg raises, double crunches, vertical hip raises, alternating toe touch etc.
Maintaining six pack abs is more important than getting them. Following regular exercises is necessary. Always remember to drink lots of water and have a positive mind so that both your body and mind remain fit.
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