5 Ab Exercises You Can Do In Your Living Room

5 Ab Exercises You Can Do In Your Living Room
The best exercises for working on your abs can be done
anywhere without any equipment at all. You can even get a
very effective ab workout done while you're watching
television right in your living room, there is no need to
ever step foot in a gym. As a matter of fact, these ab
exercises might even be easier in front of the television
as you can pay more attention to your favorite show instead
of the burn you will feel from the workout.

These 5 exercises can be done without distracting you from
the television. If you're going to sit in front of the
tube, might as well work on your abs and core muscles at
the same time.

1. Bridge on elbows - lie flat on the floor face down in a
starting push up position. Support your body on your elbows
and feet. Hold this position keeping your body rigid like a
board and flexing your abs tight. Beginners hold for 30
seconds working up to a minute as you become stronger.

2. Bridge on hands - lie flat on the floor face down in a
starting push up position. Support your body on your hands
and feet. Hold this position keeping your body rigid like a
board flexing your abs tight. Beginners hold for 30 seconds
working up to a minute as you become stronger.

3. Side Plank - lie in on the floor on your side. Support
your body with one hand and on your feet keeping your body
rigid like a plank. Do this on both sides for an equal
length of time. Beginners hold for 30 seconds working up to
a minute as you become stronger.

4. Lying leg raise - lie on your back with your hands
underneath the your lower back. With our legs extended
raise them a 3-4 inches off the ground, hold this position
for a 10 count and repeat 4 times.

5. Seated leg raises - sitting on a couch or chair slide
your butt to the edge and support yourself with your hands
at your sides, legs straight feet on the ground. Raise them
off the ground until they are parallel with the ground. Do
20 reps for 4 sets.

These are simple a very effective ab and core exercises
that can be done right in your living room without even
distracting you from watching your favorite tv shows. If
you know how to move your body effectively there is never
any reason to even leave your house to get a great workout.
Now that's a pretty good deal.

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