Popular abdominal exercises for healthy living are:
Sit-Ups
1.Lie on your back on the floor and hook your toes under a heavy piece of furniture.
2.Bend your knee comfortably and keep them bent throughout the entire set. This helps to relieve concentrated back strain.
3.Place your hands behind your head and lock your fingers together.
4.Curl your head, shoulders, upper back and lower back slowly in succession off the floor until your torso is perpendicular to the floor.
5.Hold the upright position for a second and reverse the movement slowly until reaching the starting point.
Crunches
1.Lie flat on your back and place your calves on a flat bench seat.
2.Place your hands behind your head with fingers interlaced together.
3.Perform the following movements simultaneously:
a.Pull your hips from the floor using your lower abdominal muscles.
b. Raise your shoulders and back from the floor using your upper abdominal muscles
c. Force your shoulders in moving them towards your hips
d. Exhale hard
4.Hold the contracted position for a slow count of 1-3 seconds.
5.Keep repeating this movement until fatigued.
Sit-Ups
1.Lie on your back on the floor and hook your toes under a heavy piece of furniture.
2.Bend your knee comfortably and keep them bent throughout the entire set. This helps to relieve concentrated back strain.
3.Place your hands behind your head and lock your fingers together.
4.Curl your head, shoulders, upper back and lower back slowly in succession off the floor until your torso is perpendicular to the floor.
5.Hold the upright position for a second and reverse the movement slowly until reaching the starting point.
Crunches
1.Lie flat on your back and place your calves on a flat bench seat.
2.Place your hands behind your head with fingers interlaced together.
3.Perform the following movements simultaneously:
a.Pull your hips from the floor using your lower abdominal muscles.
b. Raise your shoulders and back from the floor using your upper abdominal muscles
c. Force your shoulders in moving them towards your hips
d. Exhale hard
4.Hold the contracted position for a slow count of 1-3 seconds.
5.Keep repeating this movement until fatigued.
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