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Considered the opposite of the standard crunch, a reverse crunch is an effective exercise that targets the lower abdominal muscles and obliques to help tone your core without placing excessive ...
The stomach vacuum is an isometric ab exercise that strengthens the core. Physical therapists say it's effective at working the abs and reducing back pain. This viral ab exercise looks like a hoax ...
Stand tall, holding a weight plate in both hands at chest height. Place your feet shoulder-distance apart. Take a step out to the side with one leg, bend that knee, and lunge to the side.
Abdominal exercises are useful for building abdominal muscles. This is useful for improving performance with certain sports, back pain, and for withstanding abdominal impacts (e.g., taking punches). According to a 2011 study, abdominal muscle exercises are known to increase the strength and endurance of the abdominal muscles. [2]
Sit-up form. The sit-up is an abdominal endurance training exercise to strengthen, tighten and tone the abdominal muscles.It is similar to a curl-up (that target the rectus abdominis and also work the external and internal obliques), but sit-ups have a fuller range of motion and condition additional muscles.
The goals of performing these exercises were to reduce pain and provide lower trunk stability by actively developing the "abdominal, gluteus maximus, and hamstring muscles as well as..." passively stretching the hip flexors and lower back (sacrospinalis) muscles. Williams said: "The exercises outlined will accomplish a proper balance between ...
This exercise trains the back of the body to work in opposition to improve balance and spinal strength and mobility. Start by lying down on your stomach. Start by lying down on your stomach.
Research has shown that both sit-ups and crunches are mediocre strength-building exercises and have injured many people. [3] In a crunch, unlike a sit-up, the lower back stays on the floor. This is said to eliminate any involvement by the hip flexors, and make the crunch an effective isolation exercise for the abdominals. [5]