10 Workouts To Achieve Great Abs

We know that autumn and winter is approaching and you might be thinking, why spend time working on my fitness?. Well, simply because best summer bods are made in winter and these cool tips to tone your abs don’t include the standard boring thousand crunches. There are many exercises you can do alone to get the perfect abs.

Here’s what you can do to get your abs back, always remember the number one rule for perfect abs: quality over quantity.

1.Abdominal hold
-Sit tall on the edge of a study chair, placing your hands on the edge with your fingers pointed towards your knees.
-Tighten your abs and bring your toes and bring your toes 2-4 inches off the floor. Lift your butt off the chair.
-Hold this position for as long as you can, aim for 5-10 seconds.
-Lower yourself down and repeat, continue this exercise for 1minute.

2. The Side Crunch
-Kneel on the floor and lean all the way over to your right side placing your right palm on the floor.
-Keeping your weight balanced slowly extend your left leg and point your toes.
-Place your left hand behind your head, pointing your elbow towards the ceiling.
-Next slowly lift your leg to hip height as you extend your arm above your leg with your palm facing forward.
-Look out over your hand while bringing the left side of your rib cage towards your hip.
-Lower to your starting position and repeat 6-8 times. Do two sets of 6-8 reps and then switch sides.

3. The Hundred
-Sit tall on the mat with your knees bent by your chest and your hands at your side
-Lie down with your knees bent and your palms facing down.
-Exhale and raise your head and shoulders off the mat
-Pump your arms 6inches up and down reaching with your fingertips.
-Inhale and exhale for 5 pumps, be sure to curl your chin in towards your chest.
-Try to keep your lower back pressed in towards the floor and keep your lower abs pulled in towards your spine Keep your abs engaged this way throughout the workout.

4. Opposite arm and leg
-Begin on all fours aligning your knees under your hips and your wrist under your shoulders.
-Raise your left arm to shoulder height and your left leg to hip height
-Hold for 2 counts reaching forward with your fingers and back with your heels.
-Repeat this exercise on the opposite side.

5. The Prone Plank
-Get into full push up position with your palms on the floor beneath your shoulders.
-Hold here for 30 seconds with your abs contracted, your arms and legs extended and your head aligned with your spine.
-As you build strength hold this position longer up to one minute.

6. Squat thrust with twist
-Stand up with your feet shoulder width apart and extend your arms in front of you at shoulder height.
-Begin squatting down bending your knees 90 degrees and twist your upper body to the left.
-Now come up and repeat the exercise to the right.
-Keep your weight in your forward heels and don’t allow your knees to jut forward away from your toes.
-Keep your knees facing forward as your chest and shoulders move side to side.

7. The Climb Up
-Start by lying on the floor with a 3foot long scarf or towel wrapped around the ball of your right foot, knees bent, left foot on the floor.
-Hold the scarf in both hands and extend your right leg, keeping your foot flexed.
-Slowly walk your hands up the scarf as you lift your head and your shoulders off the floor. Hold for count of 2.
-Now lower your back to the starting position, walking your hands back down the scarf.

8. Ballet twist
-Sit on the floor and extend your legs, pressing them firmly together.
-Lean back 45 degrees from the hips.
-Keep your abs engaged as you bring both your arms overhead like a ballerina.
-Slowly twist your torso placing your right arm on the mat. Keeps your left arm reaching overhead for a slow count of 3.
-Repeat movement keeping your left arm on the floor and keeping your butt and heels on the floor.

9. The Single Leg Stretch
-Lay back in the center of your mat with your knees bent. Lift your head and shoulders and curl your chin in towards your chest.
-Inhale as you draw your left knee in towards placing your left hand on your ankle and your right hand on your knee.
-Switch legs and hands extending your left leg while hugging your right leg to your chest. Do between 5-10 reps for each side.

10. The Cobra
-Lie facedown on the floor with your palm near your chest
-Lift your head, shoulders and chest off the floor pulling your shoulders down and together.
-Hold for 2 counts and then lower back down. Repeat 8-10 times.