Jun 19, 2023
BY: FILMIPOPStart in a push-up position, resting on your forearms. Keep your body straight, engage your core muscles, and hold this position for as long as you can while maintaining proper form. Planks target your entire core, including the abdominal muscles, and help strengthen and tone them.
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Begin in a high plank position with your hands directly under your shoulders. Bring one knee toward your chest, then quickly switch legs, as if you're running in place while in the plank position. Continue alternating legs at a quick pace. Mountain climbers engage your core, burn calories, and provide a cardiovascular workout.
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Lie flat on your back with your hands behind your head. Lift your shoulder blades off the ground and bring one knee toward your chest while simultaneously rotating your torso to bring your opposite elbow toward the knee. Alternate sides in a pedaling motion, as if riding a bicycle. Bicycle crunches target the abdominal muscles and obliques, helping to burn belly fat.
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Sit on the floor with your knees bent and feet lifted slightly off the ground. Lean back slightly while keeping your back straight. Clasp your hands together in front of your chest and twist your torso to one side, then to the other, tapping the floor on each side. Russian twists engage the obliques and help tone the waistline.
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Begin in a standing position, then quickly drop down into a squat position with your hands on the ground. Kick your feet back, landing in a high plank position. Immediately return your feet to the squat position and jump explosively into the air, reaching your arms overhead. Repeat the sequence in a fluid motion.
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Stand with your feet hip-width apart. Lift one knee as high as possible while bringing the opposite arm up to meet it. Quickly switch legs and arms in a running motion, lifting your knees as high as you can. High knees provide a cardiovascular workout, engage the core, and help burn calories.
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Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and interlace your fingers behind your head. Lift one knee while simultaneously crunching your elbow toward the knee on the same side. Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side. Standing side crunches target the obliques and assist in trimming excess fat around the waistline.
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