Improve your ab tone, posture and low back health with this 10 minute core workout. Although it’s a short workout, it covers everything. You’ll work all your ab muscles with a combination of 6 pack, Read More
If you want to build your core strength quickly, then try this 6 week strong core workout. The intensity increases each week, so you know you’ll be progressing and building strength. There are 6 exercises, Read More
This mini ab workout will take less than 10 minutes, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to find time to do it daily. It includes exercises for all the layers of ab muscle, so will Read More
The top layer of ab muscles has 6 segments that are easily visible in very trained bodies (the “6-pack”). It is in fact a single muscle, but the arrangement of the muscle tendons make it Read More
Focus on improving your abs with this 100 day ab challenge. There are 5 exercises which between them will work all of the ab muscles, for a flat, trained look. You’ll get up to 90 Read More
The bicycle crunch is arguably the best all round abs exercise, because it works all the layers of the ab muscles when it’s done properly. If you don’t have much time for ab workouts, then Read More
The obliques form the middle layer of the abdominal muscles. They’re sometimes called the “side abs” because they’re situated either side of the “6-pack” muscles. There are two sets of obliques – the internals and Read More
Challenge your core with this these dumbbell exercises for abs. They work mainly the “6-pack” and the oblique muscles, for ab tone and waist shaping. For best results do the workout 3 times a week Read More
To have flat abs, you need to do more than abs workouts. Your abdominal tone depends on having good posture and correct pelvic alignment. Although doing core workouts help with this, there are a lot Read More
The plank exercise works the deep core muscles – the ones that pull the abdominal area in flat. They have to work hard to stabilise the body and hold it in a straight line when Read More
If you want to really focus on improving your ab tone, then try this 1000 rep abs workout. To make up the 1000 reps, you do 2 sets of 50 reps of 10 different exercises. Read More
The 4 exercises in this challenge target the lower part of the “6 pack” muscles. Abdominal curl type exercises that involve lifting the upper body off the floor are good for working the upper and Read More
There are 4 layers of abdominal muscles, but it’s the top layer that gives the trained, 6 pack look. These are the muscles that are worked by crunches. Basically an abdominal crunch involves bringing your Read More
The plank exercise works the deep core muscles – the ones that pull the abdominal area in flat. They have to work hard to stabilise the body and hold it in a straight line when Read More
To have flat, well-conditioned abs you need to have strength in the core stabilising muscles. This beginner core exercises program uses 6 exercises which focus on these muscles. The workouts get a bit harder each Read More
Pilates is an exercise system that was developed by Joseph Pilates around 100 years ago. Pilates based his system around various principles which he believed contribute to having a healthy body. The early followers of Read More
An exercise ball (also called a stability ball, gym ball or Swiss ball) is one of the best pieces of equipment for core training. Even just sitting on an exercise ball has a training effect Read More
This 30 day abs and arms challenge uses 4 exercises that work abs and arms at the same time. It’s a split challenge, with the 2 plank exercises alternating with push ups and mountain climbers. Read More
A lot of ab exercises put more emphasis on the middle and upper abs, meaning that the lower abs don’t always get worked. Exercises which involve lifting the legs and/or bringing them towards the body Read More
Elbow planks are a popular variation of the plank exercise. In this type of plank, the elbows are flexed and the weight rests on the forearms. (If you don’t know what the basic plank is, Read More
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