Abdominal muscles are the most wanted muscles by any male or female. And so consider offered exercises for abdominal.

Exercises for Abdominal

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Crunch
Rectus abdominis, mainly upper part is used during this exercise.

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Lie flat on your back. You may lie either on the floor or on an abdominal bench with your knees bent over your hips and your ankles touching. If you are on the floor, put your feet on a bench with your knees bent at the angle of 90°. Put your hands lightly by the sides of your head. If you are a beginner you may put your hands across your chest. Compress your lower back to the bench or floor. Use the strength of your abdominal to raise your head and shoulders from the bench or floor. You should only raise for about in 10 cm. Your lower back should remain on the floor. Keep this contracted position for about 2 seconds. Slowly return to the starting position.

Swiss Ball Crunch
Rectus abdominis, mainly upper part and transverse abdomins are involved into this exercise.

Lie on your back across the ball. Put your feet on the floor and keep your legs bent at the knees. Place so that the ball is comfortably positioned in the small of your back. Cross your arms over your chest. If you want to make the exercise harder, put your hands by the sides of your head. Slowly begin to raise your torso. Make sure that you move only your upper body and your lower back remains on the ball. Hold this contracted position for about 2 seconds. Then return to the starting position.

Reverse Crunch
Rectus abdominis, mainly lower part and transverse abdomins are used during this exercise.

Lie flat on your back. You may lie either on the floor or on the bench. Bend your knees over your hips and keep your ankles together. Put your arms on the floor alongside your body. You may either put the palms on the floor or hold on the sides of the bench. Press your lower back to the floor or bench. Slowly curl your hips off the floor, keeping your knees towards your chest. Your hips should raise no more than in 10 cm. Keep this contracted position for about 2 seconds. Slowly return to the starting position, maintaining constant tension in your abdominals.

Oblique Crunch
Such muscles as internal and external obliques and rectus adominis are used here.

Lie on your back. Bend your knees. Rest your feet on a bench or flat on the floor. Put your left hand on the side of your head. Put your right hand on the floor for support. Lift your left shoulder diagonally, keeping it towards your right knee. Hold there for about 2 seconds. Then slowly return to the starting position. After completing the needed number of repetitions, repeat the exercise on the other side.

Side Crunch
Internal and external obliques and rectus abdominis are used here.

Lie on your side on the floor or on an abdominal bench. Bend slightly your knees. Put your top arm behind your head. Raise your head and shoulders a short distance off the floor or bench, aiming your ribs towards your top hip. Doing this do an exhale. Hold there for about 2 seconds. Returning to the starting position, breathe in. After completing the required number of repetitions, repeat the exercise on your other side.