Fitness From the Pro

Here is yet another abdominal exercise that works the entire abdominal area and is very challenging.  It’s called the ab Roll out. It uses one of those little ab wheels.  This exercise can also be executed on a stability ball too, but not as intense.

What you have to do for the ab roll out is hold onto the wheel with both hands.  Get on your knees,and push the wheel forward.  As you are leaning forward, do push the hips forward and extend as far forward as possible and then roll back in.  Do as many as you can until you work up to 4 sets of 10 reps.

If you want to isolate the obliques, roll out to one side and back, for a set, then roll out toward the other side and back for a set.  The ab roll out is a more advanced exercise, so start slow.