What exercises can i do to tone my abs?
There are a number of ways to tone your abs, however, toned abs won’t make much of a difference to your appearance if they are covered by fat. Often a diet should go hand in hand with ab exercises is one is trying to ‘see’ the results of the exercise.
Two common and useful exercises are as follows:
Plank – put yourself in a push-up position, but then balance on your forearms so that your body is in a straight line from feet to head, with your feet and forearms on the ground. Keep your back and butt straight and hold this position for 60 seconds.
V-hold – Sit on the ground with your legs extended. Bring your legs off the ground and lean back so that your legs are 45 degrees off ground and your back is at approx 60 degree angle to the ground. Keep your legs straight and hold this position.
Bicycle – Lie on your back with your knees over your hips. Begin as if you were slowly pedalling a bike and continue this movement for 60 seconds. Contract your abs as you do this exercise.
jogging is an excellent exercise because it let you lose weight evenly throughout your whole body. If you want to lose weight in specific areas, you should target them with exercises. If they are your problem areas, they will be very difficult to tone. You will have to work double on them. The best approach is this: 1. Lower/control your daily calorie intake (control for normal weight, lower for overweight). 2. Run/jog to lower your overall body fat percentage. 3. Target your problem areas with exercises. an excellent exercise, you can do it in front of your TV: sit on a stool, and put your toes under something (piece of heavy furniture, for example). In your hands hold a little dumbbell. Please, make sure that it is not very heavy, start with one kilo, for example, or you will damage your back and spine! Slowly move the upper part of your body back, until it’s parallel with the ground. Stop for a second and move it back to the sitting position. Repeat ten times. Every week add to the
