A healthy diet can increase metabolism and burn calories, creating a leaner you. Unfortunately, many working Americans cannot juggle a good diet, a career, and a family, so here at the Working Athlete, we created a simple ab routine to get started to develop the perfect abs!
Benefits
Establishing a good ab routine can lead to improved posture, reduce discomfort in the lower back, and increase overall body stability.
Muscles Worked
Rectus and transversus abdominis, external and internal oblique, pyramidalis, the erector spinae, and latissimus dorsi.
Consult your physician
Make sure you speak to your physician before you begin any physical activities.
Workout requirements
- 16 fl oz bottle of water
- A floor mat
- Stopwatch
Duration
10 – 15 minutes (with warm-up and stretch)
Work out
Begin the workout with an upper and lower body stretch.
To maximize your results, it is recommended that you follow a circuit training-style workout regimen. This means you will perform the first exercise for 15 seconds, and rest for a length of 10 seconds before performing the next exercise. Continue this until you have completed all six exercises.
Take a 15-second break between each round and the final round.
Step-out Jumping Jacks
Crunches
Step-out Jumping Jacks (Same Drill)
Heel touches
Bent leg raise & hold
Back extension, reach out & hold
Complete a total of 2 or 4 rounds.
Standalone
This 4-week program is a stand-alone workout. You can add it to your current workout routine or focus on it entirely as a solo workout.
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