6 Simple Exercises For a Strong Core

Do These Exercises For A Strong Core

One way to develop an eye-catching midsection, strengthen your core and back regions is to incorporate abdominal exercises that work all areas.  These exercises develop your core and tighten the tummy, which is designed as a stand-alone workout or add to your circuit training workouts.   I also love to do these exercises as part of my 7 Day Hot and Healthy Detox Program or my Hot Body Reset Cleanse, alternating with yoga or gentle walk in order to flush out the toxins and keep me moving.

Jack Knife Sit Ups

The first exercise is what I refer to as the Jack Knife sit-up.  Lay on your back.  Hands and feet meet in the center. Slowly extend arms and legs away from the center of the body.  Don’t touch the floor with arms or feet.  Hold and bring back to the center.  Do these for 1 minute. Try to do 25-30 reps.  If you are a beginner, bend the knees and bring them up to midline and back down. 

Leg Extensions

Leg extensions with a workout bar. Hold the bar in front of you and just lower the legs while keeping the hands and workout bar in place overhead at waist level.  Drop legs 6” from the floor, hold then bring back up to the bar.   If you don’t have a bar, place hands under lower back and lower legs to floor, approximately 6” from the floor and back up to mid-line.  Do each exercise for 1 minute/rest for 1 minute.

Oblique Twists

Now take the same bar and alternate it from side to side in order to work the oblique.

If you are a beginner, stop when you need to rest and then continue to complete as many reps as you can in 1 minute.

Scissor Crunch

Another great abdominal exercise you can do if you don’t have a bar is to simply do the Classic Scissor Crunch.  Lay on the floor, hands on head not behind head, so you can avoid pulling the neck and alternate legs to the elbow.  Right elbow to left knee and reverse, count that as 1 rep. What I refer to as a double count.  Do for 1 minute. 25-30 reps.

The Plank

The next exercise is great for your whole core, The Classic Plank.   When done with the scissor crunch, flip over on your mat, place hands under shoulders, lift lower body in a straight line, flat back and hold for 1 minute.

Classic Crunch

The last one is the Classic Crunch.  Lay down on your mat, knees bent, hands on the head so you don’t pull the neck, lift ½ way and back down, repeat.  Complete as many as you can in 1 minute.

Complete all exercises, each one for 1 minute/1 minute rest between exercises.   When you are done with all exercises, you will have completed one (1) circuit. Rest after each circuit for 2-4 minutes. Repeat circuit 2 more times up to 5. Complete 2-3 times a week and you on your way to an eye-catching mid-section, while strengthening your core and lower back region.

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