Adding variety is one of the best ways to avoid exercise burnout. If your abdominal workout has become routine, consider taking it to the pool. Water provides buoyancy, which can prevent muscular strain, and resistance, which can add challenge. In hot weather, water abdominal training is one of the coolest ways to work out. Water abdominal exercises can be performed with or without aquatic exercise equipment. All exercises are performed for 8 to 12 repetitions.
Lunge With Knee Lift
Not all abdominal exercises are performed from a supine position.This exercise uses an upright stance and aquatic ankle weights and web hands, which are aquatic gloves. It is performed in waist-deep water. Stand in an upright position. Step forward with your right leg, while bending both legs. Your left heel will lift. Simultaneously, use your obliques to rotate your upper torso toward your right leg. Return to the center and draw your belly in to lift your knee toward your chest.
Kick Board Obliques
Stand in an upright position and extend your right arm to shoulder height. Hold one end of the board with your right hand. Bring your left hand across the midline of your body and use it to hold the other end of the board. Keeping your legs slightly wider than hip width apart, inhale to prepare, and rotate your upper torso to the right. Exhale, and use your obliques to bring back your torso to the midline of your body.
Water Walking
Although walking is usually not thought of as an abdominal exercise, the balance challenges of water require you to contract your abdominals in order to maintain an upright position. For deep water walking, you can use buoyancy devices such as the aqua noodle or the aqua jogger.
Pool Crunches
This exercise is performed off the edge of the pool. Your torso is in the water, your legs on the ground. Place your bottom against the pool wall. Bend your knees and place your calves on the ground. If the surface is concrete, you can place a towel under your calves. Use your hands to ease your torso backward, so that you're in a supine position. Hands can either be placed at the edge of your head, or your arms can be crossed over your chest. Inhale to prepare. As you exhale, curl your torso toward your rib cage.
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