12 abdominal workouts you can do at home

Abdominal workouts you can do at home.

Whether you don’t have a gym membership or don’t have the time to make it to the gym today, try these easy abdominal workouts that target each area of the abdominal muscles. You don’t have to do all these in one sitting, you can run through them all or just do multiple sets of the ones you feel the most comfortable doing. I usually perform each one until burn out – which means until you can’t get another repetition.

6 INCHES- lie on your back and stare at the ceiling, slowly raise your heels six inches off the ground and keep them hovering there until you cannot hold any longer. If it has been a while since you did any abdominal exercises you may want to place the palms of your hands on the ground under your Butt.

LEG RAISES- While lying on the ground slowly raise your legs as high as you can and slowly bring them down (don’t rest them on the floor).

BACK RAISES- While laying on your back raise your feet as high as you can while trying to keep your legs straight. With your palms on the ground, try to push you feet towards the ceiling by rolling your back and come back down. (Your legs should be in the air this entire exercise)

CRUNCHES- Crunches are a great Ab exercise if done correctly, concentrate on getting your shoulder blades off the ground and really flexing your stomach.

SIT-UP- Everybody has heard about sit-ups and abdominals, but one should remember to secure their feet and not too use momentum while performing the exercise.

RAISE AND TOUCH- alright so this exercise is pretty tricky, it involves first raising the legs, then while they are in mid-air try to perform a “crunch-like” motion and touch your toes.

SIDE CRUNCHES- Side crunches are great for targeting the sides of your stomach: first lay on your back with your shoulder blades on the floor, then place both knees sideways in the same direction with one knee touching the floor and one ontop. Keep your shoulders parallel and perform an ordinary situp, then repeat with your knees laying on the other side of your body.

KNEE ELBOW- Knee elbows are another great workout for the sides of your stomach: Lay in the Situp position and take the foot of your right leg and put the heel on your left knee, now perform a sit-up with your hands behind your head and try to touch your right elbow on your right knee(or at least get as close as you can). Repeat with the foot of your left leg on your right knee.

BALANCED BOW TOUCHES- Balance on your butt with your back and legs off the floor, then holding your hands together continue to touch them to the right and left side of your body. Keep doing this for as long as you can hold the balanced position.

BICYCLES- Everybody remembers performing this in third grade gym class, keep your legs and feet in the air and turn them in circles like you are riding a bicycle until you can’t anymore.

PLANKS- Lay on your stomach, put your elbows on the ground, pull your stomach off the ground and try to straighten your back. Hold it in that position for as long as you can, then rest for a second and do it again.

SIDE PLANKS- Only one elbow on the ground this time and try to raise your other arm while putting your shoulders parallel to either the left or right wall. Afterwards repeat and be sure to get the other side.

Perform all or some of these workouts just 30 minutes a day, a few times each week and you will have beach ready abs in no time.

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