Not only are there exercises to make our abdomen look flat, or to get the much desired abdominal muscles like a board, in many other cases, it is necessary to perform exercises periodically, in order to prevent fat from gaining ground in the abdominal area, waist and hips.
These exercises can be a great ally to prevent you from accumulating abdominal fat. At the same time, you can be working the upper and lower abdominal muscles to achieve a flatter stomach.
5 Exercises to Define Your Belly
The following exercises can be performed in combination, alternating repetitions between them, or they can be performed in the order shown, performing 3 sessions of each exercise.
1. Sit-ups with extended legs
To perform this exercise, we must lie down and begin with our legs bent close to the chest. Next, we will try to extend the body until the legs are as stretched as possible, without resting the head on the floor. All the force will be concentrated in the abdominal muscles. Perform 12 to 15 repetitions, in 3 complete sets.
2. Abs with elevated legs
To perform this exercise, we must lie down and begin with our legs bent close to the chest. Next, we will try to extend the body until the legs are as stretched as possible, without resting the head on the floor. All the force will be concentrated in the abdominal muscles. Perform 12 to 15 repetitions, in 3 complete sets.
3. Abs with bicycle
In this case, the exercise consists of performing the classic bicycle movement, with the variation of trying to touch the elbow with the opposite knee. Perform 12 to 15 repetitions, in 3 complete sets.
4. Waist and abdominal work
We must try to touch the opposite side of the arm with our hands, trying not to lose our posture.Perform 12 to 15 repetitions, in 3 complete sets.
5. Crunches with plank
We start from a position similar to that of the plank, but we must bring one leg back, as if we were doing a backward kick, and then we bring the knee to the chest, thus completing a movement.Perform 12 to 15 repetitions, in 3 complete sets.
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