Abdominal Exercises at Home - 3 of the Best For Awesome Results

There are many ab routines that you can do in the comfort of your home. If you are excited about meeting your resolution to get fit this year then these ab exercises will benefit you. Many people develop their flat stomachs or six pack abs in their home and you can too. With a few core exercises and some space in your living room or bedroom, you'll be on your way to meeting your goal. It may surprise you, some of the best ab workouts are very easy to do from the privacy of your home.

Trainers can give you some great pointers and help you develop a good routine for your experience level and keep you from injury. Since you are reading this article, I assume you are going to workout at home alone. As a rule, it is probably advisable to stick with ab routines that are safer to do without having another human being there to spot you.

The crunch is one of the best and most used ab workouts at home. Lying comfortably on the floor, take a deep breath and bend your knees placing your feet flat on the floor. Raise your shoulders towards your knees in a slow and controlled manner. Don't be surprised if you can't perform many crunches, they are a tough exercise, but highly beneficial. If you can get up to doing 40-50 of these per day, you'll be on you way to having abs of steel in no time.

You can place your hands behind your head, folded on your chest or flat on the floor. The important thing to remember is to let your abdominal muscles do the work. However you do them, the goal is the same: rinse and repeat until your abs ache.

Your mind may wonder at bit because doing crunches can be a boring. Your abs can also become bored with all of the repetition. It is important to add variety to your crunches and perhaps adding twists here and there can be beneficial. As a reminder, always keep your movements controlled and be aware of your body.

Alternate touching your left elbow and right knee, twisting your torso. Perform the same movement with your right elbow and left knee. Adding twists to your crunch movements may seem simple, but do not be fooled, not only will this increase the benefit but it also burns twice as many calories. If you can add three dozen twists into your crunch routine then you should be ready to do leg raises.

Proper form is essential to receive benefit from leg raises. Hold your legs as straight as possible at a 45 degree angle. Perform at least 25 reps until you can do no more. You are going to be sore by now, however, it is not quite time to quit. This last crunch will have your abs screaming out, but the benefits will be worth it.

Lie on the floor in a straight line. Hold your legs aloft in the air. With your arms stretched out, raise your shoulders and try to touch your toes with the tips of your fingers. Try and imagine your buttocks raising off the floor. After you have performed at least 20, you can stop. You can rest now, but keep it to no more than 60 seconds. Perform the entire workout again and repeating it at least 25 times.

Your abs should be ready to quit. But not quite yet. Lie down on the floor and bend your knees. Stretch out the legs in a straight manner and point your toes towards the ceiling. Spread your legs out as far apart from each other as you can. Keeping your toes pointed, pause and return your legs to the original position. You can use these simple ab workouts at home to forge your way to having the body you deserve.

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Good luck!

Jason D. Woods
Personal Trainer, Football Coach and Freelance Writer