Exercise: Abs

Here's what we do for Abs!

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Stretches:

·        Lean down – touch your toes

·        Arms behind your back – stretch out your shoulders

·        Arms in front – stretch up to the sky

·        Left and right lunge, arm reached over your head

·        Lean down towards to left, right, center

·        Butterfly

·        One leg out, stretch to your toe, alternate

·        Legs out, stretch to the center

·        Legs together, stretch forward

·        Leg forward, bring knee to chest over leg, twist direction leg is up, alternate

·        Cobra pose (lay on stomach, point toes, arms in front like a push up, bring chest and stomach up, keep hips on the mat)

Exercises:

·        Twist (sitting, arms shoulder height, turn side to side, x20 [side to side = 1])

·        Crunches (x20)

·        Crunches, legs up (x20)

·        Bicycle crunches (x20)

·        Long bicycles (like stepping out and walking, one minute)

·        Rows (like rowing a boat, pull arms back from feet as far as you can, x20)

·        Plank (30 seconds, x3)

·        Push-ups (x10)

·        Leg lifts (lay on back, bring legs up and down as far as possible, x10)

·        Leg side to side (lay on back, legs up, rock legs side to side, x15)

·        Leg lifts (lay on side, x20, alternate)

·        Sunbird crunches (on hands and knees, bring opposite arm and leg out, crunch in)

·        Elbow to knee (standing: opposite then same side, x20 each side)

·        Mason sits (lean on tail bone, move arms side to side, x15)