Core Exercises for Tight + Toned Ab Muscles

Get Tight + Toned Abs Right Now. . .

With these easy-to-follow core exercises !

🔆 “Work for STRONG, not skinny!”

Did you know that when we do core exercises to get tighter + toned abs, we are also gain another great benefit ? It will provide the strength we all need in our lower back to help us do our daily moves without injuring ourselves. The ab muscles are not the only muscle to help strengthen our core, but our obliques and lower back too. When you and I work for a strong core, we gain the benefits of tight + toned abs; but also the strength in our core will give us a stronger back for maintaining proper posture too. So, don’t under estimate the power of a strong core!

Now before I go any further, there is one very important rule that will always keep us from getting tight + toned ab muscles, and that is what we put into our mouth!  We can not eat foods that are high calorie, high fat, high sugar and high sodium and expect results, just because we are doing our ab exercises.  We must eat clean most days and restrict our diet to lean proteins, fruits, vegetables and healthy fats with LOTS of water. Then with eating clean and doing the exercises below, you will start to see and feel your abs get tighter + toned, your lower back stronger & you’ll feel great!

🔆 ” True strength is in the soul & spirit, not in muscles. So you must set your mind right first!” – Christie

TIP: This exercise routine is an excellent supplement to add to your cardio workout, upper body or lower body workout.  Choose from an assortment of workouts here. You can easily add this to the end of any workout. I would recommend doing this ab workout at least 3 times a week to your regular workouts! ✅

Core Exercise for Tight + Toned Abs

If you have a Bosu Ball, I highly recommend using it for these exercises.  The balancing effect of using the ball promotes an awesome way to utilize the entire core muscles. Not only is it a very effective tool for this ab workout, but it’s great for upper and lower body workouts too.  You can get the Bosu ball by clicking here (the Bosu sport ball is quite a bit smaller, so I use the Bosu pro ball). If you do not have either and want to get started now, then go ahead and perform these exercises on the ground, or you can even use a rolled up towel for a little bit of elevation too.

Seated Ab Crunch

✔DO 5 Sets of 20 Reps.

Place your booty on the top end of the Bosu ball and balance yourself by placing your hands on either side of the ball. Keep your back strong, your core tight the entire time to engage your ab muscles, to protect your lower back.  Start by bringing your knees into your chest, while crunching your ab muscles, and returning to starting position, trying to keep your feet from touching the ground.  This is a very slow and controlled move.

Straight Leg V Lift

✔DO 3 Sets of 20 Reps

Place your booty on the top end of the Bosu ball and balance yourself by placing your hands on either side of the ball. Keep your back strong, your core tight the entire time to engage your ab muscles, to protect your lower back.  Bend your left knee at 90 degrees and straightened your right leg and flex your foot.  Slowly elevate your straightened right leg bringing your knee up to your chest level creating a crunching movement.  Then slowly return leg to starting position by keeping your foot elevated and from touching the ground.

Elevated Ball Crunch

✔DO 3 Sets of 20 Reps

Place your booty close to the bottom end of the Bosu ball and balance yourself by placing your hands on either side of the ball. Keep your back strong, your core tight the entire time to engage your ab muscles, to protect your lower back.  Once you feel balanced,  grab a medicine ball or dumbbell weight and lower your upper body until your are in an incline position.  Slowly crunch forward keeping the medicine ball elevated ( pretend to lift it like you would be placing it on top of a shelf ) then slowly return to starting position.

Ab Cruncher

✔DO 3 sets of 20 Reps

Place your booty close to the bottom end of the Bosu ball and balance yourself. Keep your back strong, your core tight the entire time to engage your ab muscles, to protect your lower back. Once you feel balanced, begin to lower your upper body until your lower back touches the ball, yet keeping your upper back elevated off the ball.  Place your hands behind your head ( do not pull on head or neck, your hands are only there for support only ) and begin to crunch forward then slowly return to starting position.  This is a very small and controlled move.

Side Oblique Crunch

✔DO 2 Sets of 25 Reps

Place your right hip near the bottom end of the Bosu ball and extend your legs straight where your feet are placed on top of one another.  Balance yourself by placing your right hand on the ball and your left hand on your hip.  Keep your back strong, your core tight the entire time to engage your ab muscles, to protect your lower back. Once you feel balanced, using the strength in your upper body and your oblique muscles ( in case you do not know what these are, it is the muscles on the side of your ab muscles, think muffin top area ) slowly raise your right hip off of the ball and then slowly return to the starting position, but do not let your right hip touch the ball until you complete your reps.

Reverse Side Oblique Crunch

✔DO 2 Sets of 15 Reps

Place your right hip on top  of the Bosu ball and extend your legs straight where your feet are placed on top of one another. Balance yourself by placing your right hand on the ground and your left hand on your hip. Keep your back strong, your core tight the entire time to engage your ab muscles, but also to protect your lower back. Once you feel balanced, using the strength in your upper body and your oblique muscles slowly raise your legs off of the ground, keeping them straight, and then slowly return to the starting position, but do not let your bottom leg touch the ground until you complete your reps.

Opposite Twist Crunch

✔DO 3 Sets of 25 Reps

Place your booty close to the bottom end of the Bosu ball and balance yourself by placing your hands on either side of the ball. Keep your back strong, your core tight the entire time to engage your ab muscles, to protect your lower back. Once you feel balanced, bend your right knee and your left elbow and crunch them together trying to touch your elbow (think of bringing your shoulder towards your knee not your elbow, so you get a good twisting motion)  to your knee, then slowly return to starting position . Then place your hands behind your head ( do not pull on head or neck, your hands are only there for support only ).  This is a very small and controlled move.

YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO TIGHTER & MORE TONED ABS, KEEP IT UP AND DO THESE EXERCISES 3 TIMES A WEEK AND GET READY TO SEE THE RESULTS! ✅

Christie, “Your personal trainer to help you Get Fit & Stay Fit”

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