These 4 exercises will give you a good lower abs workout, as well as strengthening your core stabilisers. Try to do them 3 times a week for best results. Please read these safety guidelines before you start, as well as the instructions below.
Lower abs workout – exercise instructions
Double leg stretch
Start position: lying on your back with your knees and hips bent at right angles and your hands behind your head
- Curl your head and shoulders off the floor as you straighten your legs
- Return to the start position and repeat x 10
Single leg lowers
Start position: lying on the floor with your arms by your sides and your legs vertical
- Engage your abs strongly to keep your pelvis stable and lower one leg to the floor.
- Return this leg to the vertical and repeat with the other leg
- Repeat for 5 on each leg
Reverse crunch
Start position: lying on the floor with your arms by your sides and your legs vertical
- Engage your lower abs as you curl your lower spine off the mat. Again, it should be a smooth curling movement
- When your lower back has left the floor, start to reverse the movement – curl your spine back down under control
- Repeat x 10
Straight leg crunch
Start position: Lying on floor with legs vertical
- Curl your head and shoulders off the floor as you reach your hands towards your feet
- Repeat x 10
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