physical exercises

Abdominal exercises

To get a flat and firm stomach, you should work on your abdominal muscles. Because the abs are not used as often as most other muscles, you should make the extra effort to regularly perform ab exercises for a long, lean appearance and straight posture. Repeat these abdominal exercises faithfully, maintain a healthy diet, and precede with proper warm-up and cardio to get that flat belly you've always wanted.

strength training for the abdominals
Abdominal Crunches on Ball Abdominal Crunches on Ball
level: Beginner
calories burned: 332
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These crunches, performed with a stability ball, work out most of the abdominal muscles.
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Bicycle Crunches Bicycle Crunches
level: Advanced
calories burned: 569
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Targeting most major ab muscles, this is one of the best ab workouts.
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Elbow-Knee Crunches Elbow-Knee Crunches
level: Advanced
calories burned: 569
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Do these crunches for appealing obliques.
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Straight Crunches Straight Crunches
level: Beginner
calories burned: 332
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These basic crunches allow you to strengthen your stomach and move on to more challenging ab exercises.
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Reverse Crunches Reverse Crunches
level: Beginner
calories burned: 332
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This exercise works the stomach in general, but contributes to "6-pack abs". This exercise strengthens the stomach quickly.
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Reverse Crunches with Ball Reverse Crunches with Ball
level: Advanced
calories burned: 622
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This crunch can work your abs, hips, and thighs simultaneously.
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Vertical Leg Pumps Vertical Leg Pumps
level: Beginner
calories burned: 332
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This move works out the abs and a portion of the thigh.
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Semi-Circles with a Towel Semi-Circles with a Towel
level: Beginner
calories burned: 213
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These exercises work the obliques, or the muscles on the side of the abdomen.
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Side Leg Raises Side Leg Raises
level: Advanced
calories burned: 180
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This exercise works the abs and hips.
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Lying Leg Raise Lying Leg Raise
level: Advanced
calories burned: 498
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This exercise works the hips and abdominal muscles.
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Genie Genie
level: Advanced
calories burned: 569
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This move works on your posture, the abdominal obliques, and the thighs.
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Great Bridge Great Bridge
level: Beginner
calories burned: 332
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This move works the abdominals, lower back, buttocks, shoulders, and triceps.
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Side Bends with Weights Side Bends with Weights
level: Beginner
calories burned: 332
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An exercise for the obliques
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Knee lifts Knee lifts
level: Beginner
calories burned: 284
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This move targets the abdomen and hips.
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Pendulum Pendulum
level: Advanced
calories burned: 180
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An exercise for the abdominals
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Pendulum with Ball Pendulum with Ball
level: Advanced
calories burned: 593
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A slightly more challenging variation of the pendulum exercise.
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Leg Workout with Ball Leg Workout with Ball
level: Advanced
calories burned: 498
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Targets the abs, thighs, and hips
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