Fitness Quest, the manufacturer of the Ab Lounge 2, says this machine's exercises thoroughly work all the abdominal muscles, including the upper and lower abdominals and obliques. Since the machine supports your head, neck and back during the exercises, you should not experience the soreness you may sometimes feel when performing abdominal floor exercises. Fitness Quest recommends you perform a series of basic exercises when using this equipment. Complete 15 repetitions of each exercise. Work up to additional repetitions as you feel comfortable.
Step 1
Stand near the Ab Lounge's footrest. Place one hand on the handlebar and step over the bar that connects the footrest to the seat. While facing the footrest, sit down. Center your hips and lean back into a reclining position. Place one foot at a time on the footrests. Place your hands overhead on the pull-up strap, keeping them about shoulder-width apart.
Step 2
Perform a basic jackknife exercise by leaning back with your knees bent. Round your lower back and then pull your torso forward into a curl position. As you move forward, squeeze your abdominal muscles. Pause at the end of the movement, inhale and return to the leaning-back position to do the exercise again.
Step 3
Keep the shoulders facing forward while leaning back, but angle the legs about 45 degrees on one side to perform an oblique jackknife exercise. Exhale and round your lower back while pulling your torso up into the curl position. Squeeze the abdominal muscles. Pause at the end of the movement, inhale and then return to the leaning-back position.
Step 4
Lean back and round your lower back to complete a jackknife with leg lift exercise. Pull up into a curl while lifting one leg and pulling the knee up and toward your chest. Pause at the end of the movement and inhale before returning to the leaning-back position. Repeat the movement with the opposite leg.
Step 5
Dismount the machine by taking your hands off the pull-up strap. Sit forward until you are completely upright. Place one foot at a time on the floor. Step over the crossbar to one of the unit's sides. Carefully step back over the crossbar to one side of the unit.
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