Muscle & Fitness Abs Training

Muscle & Fitness Abs Training
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Working on muscle and fitness abs training will require you to exercise frequently and consistently. If done correctly, in addition to a proper diet, you will have no body fat around your midsection and your abs will be easily visible, a sign of good health and virility. You can do muscle and fitness abs training at home with little or no equipment, so it is a very cost-effective option when compared with going to the gym or working with a personal trainer.

Crunches

Crunches are the easiest abs training exercise and can be done anywhere that you have enough space to lie down. You do not need any equipment, either. According to the Mayo Clinic, you should begin the exercise by lying on your back and placing your toes against a wall with flat feet. Your knees and hips should be bent so that they are at 90-degree angles. Constrict your abs and begin to lift your shoulders and head off the ground, and keep your arms crossed on your chest. Once you lift up to where your forearms are almost touching your thighs, hold the position for three deep breaths, then return back to starting position.

Jogging

You can make jogging an abs exercise by tightening your abs as you jog. The most important benefit is that jogging burns calories, and excess calories get stored as fat around your midsection. You can jog on a treadmill or outdoors, and you can do it as fast or slow as you want. By keeping your abdominal muscle tightened as you jog you are strengthening your midsection and your core.

Plank Supermans

The plank superman is an advanced abs exercise that works best for people with the arm strength to hold themselves up. According to the Sports Fitness Advisor, you should start the exercise in the plank position, which is a push-up position with both hands on the ground bracing your weight while you are face-down and on your toes. Extend your right leg backward and at the same time, extend your left arm forward, then hold for 1-2 seconds. Return back to the plank position, and alternate, doing the same thing with your left leg and right arm.

Seated Russian Twists

The Seated Russian Twist requires you to use a medicine ball, and works the oblique muscles, which are on your sides. According to the Sports Fitness Advisor, sit down on your bottom and suspend your feet off the ground while keeping your legs at roughly a 90-degree angle. Hold a medicine ball with bent elbows, then rotate your shoulders side-to-side, touching the ball to the ground.

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Article reviewed by Melanie Zoltan Last updated on: Dec 16, 2010

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