Ab Workouts

Most people would dream of a six-pack, wash-board midsection. The abdominal area,
or most commonly referred to as the AB, has been the main area of interest whenever weight loss or fat loss comes into the picture.

In a few previous posts, I mentioned that spot reduction (losing fat from a particular part of your body) is almost entirely impossible. Most of you would probably know what by now, and would want to know about some ab workouts that can be done in order to strengthen, and hopefully one day make visible the six-pack that's lurking somewhere beneath the surface of your bellies :)

Here is a simple workout, that can be done right in the comfort of your home.

1. Abdominal Crunch

• This is probably the simplest of all workouts. You need to firstly start out by lying on your back. With you knees bent, cross your hands on your chest (while still laying flat on the ground of course)
• Start raising yourself, while pushing your back to the floor. DONT GO ALL THE WAY! Because that would limit the effectiveness of the workout. Just raise your back a bit, and maintain the pose for say, 2 seconds.
• Then slowly return to the 'laying flat on your back' position. There, 1 abdominal crunch done :)
• Repeat for another 15-25 times, depending on the pain you are able to tolerate. Then rest for one minute (or a minute and a half).
• Do two or three sets of these 15-25 crunches, along with the resting periods.

Tips: Remember, do not go all the way up. Raising your body all the way will reduce the effectiveness of the workout. Also, try to lay on a surface that's not too soft nor too hard. This is so that you feel comfortable during the exercise :)