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Abs Workout | Abs Exercises | Home Workout | Day 43 |
Abs Workout | Abs Exercises | Home Workout | Day 43
If you want to read instructions about the exercises covered within this workout, then do read below.
Exercise 1: Half Crunch (10-20 Reps)
- Lie down with your back facing the ground
- Cross your arms by keeping each of your hands on your opposite side shoulders
- Lift your body up so that your elbows almost touch your knees
- Bring your upper body back to the ground but don't fully touch it. Instead, do another crunch as soon as your body is close to the ground.
Exercise 2: Side To Side Toe Touch (10-20 Reps)
- Lie down with your back facing the ground
- Tuck, your knees towards your body
- Keep your arms beside your upper body
- Bend to either side and try to touch your hands to your toes
- Come back to the original posture and repeat the same exercise with the opposite side hand and toe
Exercise 3: Leg Raises (10-20 Reps)
- Lie down completely straight on the ground
- Keep your hands either behind your head or below your lower body
- Lift your legs straight up in the air and then bring them down, but don't let your legs touch the ground once they are close to it. Instead, lift them straight up to do another leg raise.
- Keep repeating this exercise until all your reps are completed
Exercise 4: Lying Upper Body Raises (10-20 Reps)
This exercise is just the opposite of the previous exercise. Instead of raising your legs, just raise your whole upper body above the ground and then lie back down completely.Exercise 5: Hold Still (60 Seconds)
- Lie down in leg raise posture and lift your legs completely straight above the ground
- Keep your hands either behind your head or below your lower body
- Hold still in this posture for the next 60 seconds
Exercise 6: Hip Twist (10-20 Reps)
This is an extremely useful exercise for those who are trying to lose their lower body fat. Here is how you can do it:- Bring your body in reverse crunch position, but keep your legs already crunched towards your stomach
- Move your leg together in either direction whilst keep the whole body still and as close to the ground as possible
- Twist your legs in the other direction
- Keep repeating this exercise until you complete 10 to 20 reps each side
Exercise 7: Crunches/Sit Ups (10-20 Reps)
A usual crunch or a sit-up is a very useful exercise, especially for the upper and mid abs section. Here is how you can do it:- Lie down with your back facing the ground
- Keep your hands either behind your head or straight and above your chest
- Tuck in your legs close to your body and keep them tightly on the ground
- Lift your upper body looking either straight or upwards
- Lie back down and repeat the crunch motion again
Exercise 8: Hand To Toe Touch (10-20 Reps)
- Bring your body in hold still, posture like mentioned above
- Bend one of your legs inwards toward your stomach and touch the toe of the same leg with the opposite side hand
- Do the above motion with the other hand too
- Keep repeating until you have completed all the repetitions
Exercise 9: Plank
- Lie down with your stomach facing towards the ground
- Lift your body up with the help of your legs and arms
- Stay in this posture for the next 60 seconds
Exercise 10: Full Plank
- Do the usual plank exercise but instead of bending your arms keep them completely straight
- Keep your body in the same position for the next 60 seconds
Exercise 11: Straight Leg Crunch/V-shape Crunch (10-20 Reps)
- Lift your legs above the ground while keeping the rest of the body completely on the ground
- Keep your hands behind your head
- Now lift your upper body towards your leg and then come back down
- Keep repeating this exercise motion until all the reps have been completed
Exercise 12: Inward Pull Crunch (10-20 Reps)
This is an advanced version of the reverse crunch with an additional movement. So, a reverse crunch is done while keeping hands behind your head and crunching your tucked in legs towards your stomach.In this exercise, before you proceed with crunching your legs inwards, your legs will be completely straight in the air. You have to bring your straight and sloping legs towards the same tucked in posture used in a reverse crunch and then do a usual reverse crunch movement.
Exercise 13: Straight Hand Crunch/Sit Ups (10-20 Reps)
In simple words, if you keep your hands straight and do a usual sit-up then it is a straight hand crunch/sit-up. Here is how you can do it:- Bring your body in the usual crunch posture, but keep your hands either on your thighs or just above your chest and in the air
- Lift your upper body while looking straight or upward
Exercise 14: Bicycle Crunch (10-20 Reps)
- Keep your hands behind your head and your legs completely straight in the air
- Bring one of your legs closer to your stomach by bending your knees. At the same time bring the elbow of the opposite side hand towards the leg
- Relax your body and bring it to the original posture
- Now repeat the same exercise with the opposite side knee and elbow
Exercise 15: Reverse Full Plank Hold (60 Seconds)
This exercise is similar to the full plank hold but it is done while keeping the stomach upwards and not facing the ground. To do so, just keep your hands on the ground and lift your whole body with the help of your hands and legs. Stay in this posture for the next 60 seconds.
Your abs workout for the day is finished!!