Best Abs Exercise

There are literally hundreds of exercises you can do for your core/abdominal region. The exercises selected should be dependent on your current physical ability, awareness, and condition. Out of all of the different muscle groups, abdominals have the biggest variety of exercises to choose from for good reasons.

Its main function is to protect the body organs, spine, and pelvis and allow people to function at a higher level in their everyday life. Each person may view the abdominal /core region in a different capacity, however having a functional core leads to better stabilization, reduction of injuries, and a better looking athletic physique.

When you are exercising at home, make sure that you can concentrate on what you're doing. During all abdominal crunch exercises place your tongue on the roof of your mouth as if you were swallowing. This helps stabilize your cervical spine and head while doing abdominal work

As far as working out, your goal should be to perform your workouts on an empty stomach. At most, have a good protein meal feeding prior to training. But let it digest first. This will force your body to get its fuel from fat since its main source of fuel (carbohydrates) will be minimal.

The warm up is important. You should begin all abdominal workouts with cardiovascular activity such as a stationary bike, treadmill, or elliptical machine. This is an important part of safety and maximizes the fat-burning process. Special attention should be paid to your spinal column in the warm up. Warming up the spinal column will reduce soreness and injuries. Cardio should be done at the beginning to warm up your body then after the abdominal workout another 10 minute session should be performed to burn additional calories and keep the fat burning cycle fired up.

If you normally do not work out, you should start with about 10 minutes of cardio twice a week only. Gradually work your way up until you're performing up to 20 - 25 minutes of cardio comfortably (breathing easy). For example, perform 10 minutes of low impact cardio for about three weeks.

Add five additional minutes to your cardio sessions every two weeks after that until you're at least able to perform 20 minutes of aerobic (i.e. using the heart) activity. Try to avoid hill levels on bikes and treadmills. It's a waste of time and won't really do any additional fat burning. Running is also "not" required or recommended on a treadmill or outdoors for the same reason. Instead, focus on gradually increasing walking speed or bike resistance over the duration of the exercise. Cardio should not be strenuous. It should be extremely low impact and easy to perform.

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