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There are many flat stomach exercises, in fact, all the abdominal exercises are designed to achieve a flat stomach. I am a big fan of Pilates, which offers training to the abdominal muscles in a different manner. Pilates offers flat stomach exercises focused on the ab muscles from the inside, by always maintaining an imprint spine.
Single leg toe taps and double leg toe taps are perfect flat stomach exercises for the lower area of the abs. If you have a sore back, you can place your hands under your butt to support the back.
- Bring your knees to table top.
- Lower leg so toe can tap the floor. The toe should TRY to touch the floor. However, if you arch your back, don’t bring the toes so low until your abs get stronger.
- Then repeat with the other toe.
- Do about 12 reps each leg.
- Followed by lowering both legs at the same time. Be mindful about the arch in your back,if it begins to arch, don’t lower the toes too deeply.
- Repeat 12 times.
Find a good Pilates class near you because they offer a good variety of flat stomach exercises!
Everyone wants a flat stomach these days. Tight, 6 pack abs coming with constant training and a variety of flat stomach exercises. Like other body parts the abdominal muscle group should only be worked out every other day. The muscles need a full 24 hours to recuperate.
Here are a couple flat stomach exercises for you to try:
Roman Chair Ab Crunches
- Look for a Roman Chair piece of equipment in your gym. Some gyms have the Roman Chair with or without the back. Without the back is definitely harder, because you don’t want to start swinging the legs and not use your abs.
- Stand on the equipment, holding on to the two handles.
- For beginners, pull the abdominals into the spine.
- Exhale and simultaneously bend your knees and bring the knees to your chest. Start out with as many as you can and gradually try to work your way up to 20 repetitions.
- For more advanced individuals, belly button to your spine, exhale and extend the legs straight out in front of you with no bent knees. Start out doing 20 and gradually increase to 30 repetitions.
- As you progress, twist your body to the right, bend your knees, concentrate on squeezing the ribs to the hips. This will work your obliques. Start out with 10 and gradually increase your reps.
- Repeat on the other side.
Planks on a Bench
- Get into a plank position, bent elbows directly under your shoulders, extend the legs straight back behind your staying up on your toes. Engage your abdominal muscles, keep your butt in alignment so your are a straight line and keep breathing. This is the basic plank.
- This exercise is also for an advanced exerciser.
- Take a Reebok Stepping bench.
- Place your toes on one of the ends of the bench and your elbows and body is positioned facing away from the bench.
- Keep the butt down, tummy tight, elbows under your shoulders and rock the toes, back and forth on the bench.
- Combine this with basic crunches, before, then these rocking planks and you’ll feel that 6 pack abdominals developing.
Enjoy working on these flat stomach exercises!