The common notion that in order to do belly exercises you either need to get a machine or to get down to the floor and lie on a mat is a false one. You can do some highly effective ab exercises while sitting down on your couch or chair. You can do these exercises while watching TV and still get a pretty solid and intensive abdominal workout. In this article, I will share 3 of those exercises so you'll know exactly how you can train your stomach while sitting down.
1. Stomach Vaccum - This nifty exercise can help you strengthen your inner abdominal muscles and help you achieve a flatter belly look. You can do this exercise lying, kneeling, standing or sitting. It works basically the same. Doing this exercise is easy: just take a deep breath, exhale slowly and expand your chest outward as you do so while sucking in your stomach as hard as you can. This is one repetition and you need to do some more for a complete set. I recommend sitting straight while doing this workout for some added intensity.
2. Leg lifts - Sit on the edge of the chair or the couch with both feet planted on the floor before you. Lift one foot and bring that knee upward toward your chest. Feel the abdominal muscles on that side contract as your knee approaches your torso. It's surprising how hard you can feel this sensation. Lower that leg to the floor and repeat the exercise with the other one.
3. Two legged lift - This last exercise is the hardest one and the least convenient one too. However, it's also a super effective ab exercise to flatten your abs fast.
Sit on the edge of your chair or couch and grab the edge with both hands, one on either side of your body. Lean back a bit so that your feet rise up off the ground (with both knees bent) and your back at a diagonal angle to your seat. Bring both knees together toward your chest and really crunch down on your abs until you feel them clenched hard. This is one rep. Do as many as you can to complete a set.
As you can see, there are a number of seated abs exercises you can do to help flatten your abs. You can do these at home easily to workout your stomach.
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John Davenport lost over 30 pounds in his twenties after being overweight most of his life. He now runs a weight loss forum and publishes a diet and fitness newsletter.
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