Monday, June 7, 2010

Exercises for Abs Muscles

Exercises for Abs Muscles

The Bicycle Exercise


The Bicycle exercise is often considered as the best stomach exercise for women abs. This exercise is performed with the following steps:
1. Lay on the floor while pressing your back on the floor.
2. Put the arms behind your neck, however, don't grab your head. Now lift your knees up and keep them at an angle of 45 degrees.
3. Perform bicycle paddle motion with the legs while tapping left elbow with right knee and right elbow with left knee.
4. With regular intervals, relax and breath.

Ball Crunches Exercise


1. Place your hands behind the ears and sit on a Swiss ball.
2. Move your legs like walking while resting your upper body, but keep your balance on the Swiss ball.
3. Stretch the legs for better support.
4. Inhale while contracting your abdomen muscles.
5. Now in slow motion raise your shoulders keeping an eye on your neck and not to put any twist in it.
5. Feel your hips, abs and thighs doing their work.
6. Pause your motion.
7. Now rest for thirty seconds before doing another set and do as much workout as possible.