[su_box title=”9) Russian Twists” style=”noise” box_color=”#fff” title_color=”#2e383f”]
Balance is key to obtaining a strong and toned core, and this move is perfect for that!
Move Targets: Obliques and abdominals
- Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet placed flat on the floor about hip-width apart. Now sit about halfway up and place your hands directly out in front of you. Your arms are straight with palms together and your chin is up and off your chest. (You can hold a dumbbell or a medicine ball to make the exercise even more difficult.)
- Take a deep breath and then exhale while slowly twisting your torso as far to the right as you can manage without changing the angle of your torso from the floor.
- Now inhale slowly and rotate your torso back to the starting position. Repeat by rotating torso to the left side.[/su_box]
[su_box title=”10) Bird Dog” style=”noise” box_color=”#fff” title_color=”#2e383f”]
For this final move, you’ll be targeting your whole entire body, not just your abs, so finish strong!
Move Targets: Total body
- Get down on your hands and knees with your palms flat on the floor and shoulder-width apart. Relax your core so that your lower back and abdomen are in their natural positions. Brace your abs, and raise your right arm and left leg until they’re in line with your body. Hold for 5 to 10 seconds. Return to the starting position. Repeat with your left arm and right leg. Continue to alternate back and forth. Try to keep your hips and lower back still, even as you switch arms and legs.
- Brace your abs, and raise your right arm and left leg until they’re in line with your body. Hold for 5 to 10 seconds. Return to the starting position. Repeat with your left arm and right leg.[/su_box]
Continue to alternate back and forth. Try to keep your hips and lower back still, even as you switch arms and legs.
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The pictures and the descriptions for several exercises are similar but do not match exactly as described.