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Abdominal Exercises You Can Do at Home
If you do not have a gym membership, not to worry. There are some great abdominal exercises you can do at home. All you need is a little planning and you can get fit in the comfort of your home as well as while you are traveling and perhaps unable to get to a fitness center. You can learn some great abdominal exercises and isometric routines recommended by fitness experts. Although most hotels have gyms these days, it is still good to know that you can get a quick, effective workout in your own hotel room every morning when you are traveling on business or pleasure.
The first exercise to know is the basic ab crunch; will tighten your ab muscles and give you core stability, meaning it helps your posture and supports your back. This is crucial because a leading cause of back pain is the inability of the abdominal muscles to support fully a person’s weight, which creates an imbalanced and overtaxes the back muscles. To do the crunch, lie down on any flat surface and tuck your knees up with your feet flat on the ground. Put your hands crossed over your midsection and gently raise your head until you feel your ab muscles contracting. Make sure you do this exercise slowly and hold the position as long as you can at the top. Make sure you are using your muscles rather than momentum as you complete each repetition. When you put your head back down do it slowly.
Another one of the great abdominal exercises you can do anywhere at any time are leg lifts. You will need to improvise a bench of some sort, but two chairs placed together should suffice if no bench is available. Do not try this exercise on the bed as it is too soft and may hurt your back. Lie down on the bench with your legs dangling off one end. With your back straight place your hands behind your head and hold on to the bench. Slowly lift your legs off the floor and pushed together. Slowly lift them until they are over your body then slowly bring them back down. You should feel a strong tightening of your abdominal which is a sure sign that the exercise is working. You will feel a burn and the next day possible soreness, but this is all good, as it is a sign of effectiveness.
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November 16th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
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