Best Ab Workouts for Women – Abdominal Exercises for Females

If you dream on having sexy flat abs, then read on for some tips on ab workouts for women here. Though it may takes some time before you achieve the result, but only about exercising ten to fifteen times a week is what you need do. It’s also important that you wear comfortable clothes while you are exercising and also ensure that you work out on a comfortable place too. E.g. an exercise mat.

Exercises You can do to Achieve a Flat Stomach

Do you constantly think about how you can turn the flab around your belly into tight, attractive abs? Here are some exercises which you can do. You cannot have flat abs overnight but if you continue doing these exercises diligently, then you are on your way to your dream abs. Make sure that you are comfortably dressed in work-out attire when you do these routines. And that you use an exercise mat or something similar to help you do the exercises properly.

I am strongly recommending three essential exercise routines which are highly effective for strengthening the core abdominal muscles. These exercises worked for me and I am sure that they will also work for you.

Effective Abdominal Exercises for Women

The first one is called the abdominal bridge. Lie flat on your back with your arms fully stretched out over your head. Hold your abdominal muscles in as tight as you can. Then, raise your buttocks off the floor with control. Hold this position for a few seconds, keeping your belly tight. Slowly lower your buttocks then repeat the movement several times. Makes sure you do this exercise with control; and always keep your stomach tight against your ribcage.

The next one is referred to as the bicycle crunch. Keep your hands behind your head. Raise your shoulders and push your lower back towards the floor. Move your legs the way you would if you were riding a bicycle, but do the movements slowly and precisely. As your right knee comes close to your chest, try to touch it with your left elbow. In a similar manner, as you cycle and the left knee comes close to your upper body, try to touch it with the right elbow. Do several repetitions of this exercise.

The third exercise is called the plank. With your whole body turned towards the floor, push yourself up with your forearms supporting your upper body and the inner sides of your curled toes held tight against the ground to help support the body. Try to keep your body parallel to the ground, holding your buttocks, stomach, and arms, and upper legs tight, as you keep your body raised parallel to the floor. Hold this position for a few seconds, extending the time as you gain in strength.

Other similar exercises are available in many exercise programs. Two programs worthy of your consideration are Your Six Pack Quest – the No Nonsense Fat loss System by Vince DelMonte and Michael Geary’s The Truth About Six Pack Abs.

Vince DelMonte’s program seeks to tone and firm up the whole body, with especial attention on the abdomen to help shape it into six pack abs. Vince says that many try to get the desired six pack but few succeed because of lack of knowledge regarding proper nutrition and the right workout regimen. He then proceeds to equip us with the tools necessary to help us in our quest, but targets, most especially, the abdomen…to help contour it into six pack abs. He gives an in-depth discussion on why aerobic exercises should be included in a six pack abs workout.

Michael Geary, on the other hand, assumes that the people who are interested in his book already have the necessary background regarding nutrition and exercise so proceeds directly to teach us how to lose the abdominal fat surrounding the abdomen in order to give the abs its proper six pack definition. Comparing cardiovascular and weight lifting exercises, Geary clearly recommends the latter.

Depending on your need and inclination, you can opt for either book to help you find effective abs workouts for women.