A quick workout to build a strong core.
Strengthen your tummy with these 6 lower abdominal-focused exercises. We all know abs are made in the kitchen, but this core workout won’t hurt 😉 All you need is a mat, timer and six short minutes to build one tight tummy.
Hello! 👋🏼 Happy New Year 🎉 It’s no surprise my first blog post of 2020 is of a workout, because let’s face it, resolutions are ramped.
I’m not going to lie, I usually have one weight-related goal each year and it’s always the same… “maintain a healthy weight.” That’s it. To me that means +/- 5 lbs from my normal weight. But this year I also put that I wanted to focus on more strength workouts and less cardio, and also more yoga. I have a few more ambitions for 2020, but I’m just going to take it one month at a time.
So to help me remember my goals, I wrote them on a sticky note and hung it on the mirror in my bathroom so I would be reminded daily.
Right now the sticky says “1. Skincare, 2. Bible/Devotional, 3. More healthy fats, less sugar, and 4. Water. Those are my January goals. 👌🏼
Speaking of more strength exercises… this core workout is a killer. And I love it.
I heard someone say the other day that your weight is determined by what you eat, working out is just an added bonus. To be honest, I hadn’t really thought of it that way before, but it’s soo true!
You can’t eat terrible every day of the week and workout for an hour and expect to lose weight. Your health and weight really is determined by the food you put into your body. So as much as I would like to say this workout will give you washboard abs, that’s not the case.
6 Minute Skinny Core Workout
Perform each exercise for 30 seconds and repeat them 2 times through.
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- C-Sit Single Leg Tuck + Lift – sit in russian twist position with your hands by your booty or behind your knees and straighten one leg out. Bring knee as far into chest as possible until you feel your lower abs, then straighten your leg and lift into the air. Repeat sequence for 30 seconds using your right leg only, the next time through, swith to use your left leg.
- Big Scissors – lying on your back, lift your upper body off the floor and grab both legs in the air. Lower one leg, while keeping upper body off floor. Lift leg back to starting position and then switch legs.
- Straight Leg Reverse Crunch – Lying on your back, bring your legs straight into the air, using your core, lift your hips and bring your legs behind your head. Slowly lower legs back to starting position and repeat keeping legs straight.
- Straight Leg Crunch + Hip Lift – Lying on your back with your legs straight in the air, perform a crunch and then lift hips into air. Try to control body on the way back down to the floor.
- Side Oblique V-Ups – Lying on your side, with your arm straight out in front of you on the floor, lift your upper body and lower body up into a “V” shape and then slowly lower back to floor. Repeat on your right sie, next time through switch to your left.
- High Plank Knee Driver – In high plank position, bring your right knee into your chest and bring it back out into plank position. Repeat alternating knees.
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