Tummy Exercises

Tummy exercises are one of those things that you can do with minimal equipment, pretty much anywhere you like. Set aside 10 minutes every day for some simple tummy exercises and you will see a huge difference in your body. Not only will you look better, but you will feel better too. So what type of exercises should you be doing for your tummy? There are two tummy exercises mentioned below that you can do on your floor at home. Try them out and you will see the difference.

Which Tummy Exercises Should I Do?

The commonest tummy exercises are known as 'crunches'. They are good because all you need is some floor space, so there is little excuse not to do them. Get into the routine of doing these every day.

Crunch tummy exercises can be divided into two main categories, upper tummy crunches and lower tummy crunches.

Upper Tummy Crunches

Upper tummy exercises require you to lie flat on the floor. Bend your knees, and place your hands behind or to the side of your head. Raise your upper body and lift yourself upwards and then lower yourself back down again. Do not hold your breath. Breathe out as you raise your body and inhale as you lower yourself. It is not necessary to raise your body all the way to your knees. Repeat this 10 times, rest and then repeat the three more times.

If you feel any strain or pain, then STOP.

If You feel some difficulty raising yourself off the floor from a horizontal position, place your hands, palms down, under back, as high up towards your head as you can comfortably do them. Then push your hands down. It is a painless way to raise yourself off the floor when you are experiencing back discomfort.

Lower Tummy Crunches

Lower tummy exercises of this type are called reverse crunches. In this exercise you have to raise your legs slowly off the ground, and then lower them again. Repeat this routine 10 times, take a rest and then repeat three times.

Again, it is very important that if you feel any pain or strain, then STOP immediately.