I get asked quite a bit what the best exercise is to work the abs. There is no one best exercise, but I did put together a little routine for you to do when you are sitting in front of the TV. I call this the fabulous 400 because you get an all-around ab workout in 400 repetitions. Just complete each exercise twice for twenty repetitions, but I recommend moving from one to the next and progressing through the list twice.
Toe touches – lying on your back, put your feet straight up into the air and reach toward the toes with both hands. The shoulders should leave the ground and return to count as 1 rep.
Knee Touches – lying on the back with the feet flat on the ground and knees bent. Reach and touch your kneecaps with both hands. Touch the knees 20 times.
Leg Raises – lying flat on your back with your hands underneath your buttocks, raise the legs from flat on the ground to straight up in the air. Returning the legs to the ground completes 1 repetition.
Front Plank – lying on your stomach, raise yourself up onto your forearms and toes and hold with a flat back, as though there were a board that ran from your head to your feet. Hold for 20 seconds.
V-sits – lying on your back with your hands over your head, raise your feet straight up and touch your toes at the same time. This requires some coordination and practice. 20 repetitions.
Opposite foot-hand touches – same starting position as v-sits but raise your left leg to the straight up position and touch it with your right hand. After 20 repetitions, repeat with the right leg and left hand for 20 repetitions.
90 degree crunches – lying flat on your back bend your knees to 90 degrees and raise your feet off the ground. Crunch and lift the shoulders off the ground for 1 repetition.
Heels to ceiling – legs straight up, hands under the buttocks, try to raise your hips off the ground and thrust the feet high into the air! Repeat 20 times.
Russian Twists – Sitting on the ground with the feet on the ground and knees bent, touch the ground on the right side of the hip, then touch the ground on the left side of the hip. This is one repetition and repeat this 20 times.
That’s the fabulous 400 folks. Do it with as little rest as possible for some awesome abs.
