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The Best Stomach Exercises

Generally speaking ab exercises are not what burns the fat around your waist. It is the cardio and other weight training fat burning exercises which are responsible for this. Stomach exercises however are great for firming the area around your waist, increasing core strength and defining the abdominal region.

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One of the best stomach exercises which have been voted for by top personal trainers and professional athletes is the bicycle crunch.

The free workout video on the right shows you exactly how to perform this stomach exercise.

1) Lie back onto floor or bench with knees bent and hands behind head. Keep elbows back and out of sight. Head should be in a neutral position with a space between chin and chest.


2) Start position: Place hands behind head. Straighten right leg.


3) Leading with the chin and chest towards the ceiling, contract the abdominal's and raise shoulders off floor or bench. During the crunch, bring right knee towards chest.


4) Return to start position and repeat with the left leg.


5) Remember to keep head and back in a neutral position. Hyperextension or flexion of either may cause injury.

The reason the bicycle crunch is one of the best stomach exercises is because it works the stomach from all angles. The upper abs are engaged, along with the lower abs and the oblique muscles. if you only do one exercise for your stomach then make it this one.

The next exercise which i think is great for the lower abdominal muscles is the Reverse Crunch. The lower abs often get neglected by people who obsessively try and do thousands of crunches and only train their upper abs. If you want a firm midsection which looks great from all angles you need to work your lower abs as well.

  1. Start by lying on your back with your hands behind or above your head.


2. Proceed to draw in your belly button toward your spine and lift both legs up at the same time towards your chest.


3. Return to the starting position and repeat making sure that you don't arch your back as you are lowering or raising your legs.


You can use the floor or a bunch for this exercise and can also be done incline and decline.

You can work your entire midsection in just one minute by following the stomach firming 1 minute abs routine as shown in the video.

 To follow the best stomach exercises shown in this video all you need is floor space and an exercise mat or carpet. You can do them on a hard floor but it will not be very comfortable for you.

Each of these exercises hits the abdominal muscles from a different angle providing you with a total stomach workout.

To increase the intensity you can increase the amount of time you do each exercise for. Example - double the time and call the workout 2 minute abs. Or perform 2 -5 more circuits with 30seconds rest in between depending on your fitness levels.

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