subject: Effective Exercises For Stomach Muscles [print this page] In order to get a wonderfully toned body, you need to know the best exercises for stomach muscles. In this simple but informative article, my aim is to give you a few simple but effective exercises that you can do to tone up your abdominal muscles. These include: pelvic muscle exercises, standing crossover, using an exercise ball, and cardio exercise.
Pelvic Exercises
To do these pelvic muscle exercises, lie flat on the floor with your knees steady and bent, and start thrusting your hips up into the air. Try to do this exercise every day, and as the days progress you should start to increase the number of repetitions so that you are constantly challenging yourself.
Standing Crossover
Another great exercise for tightening and toning up the abdominal muscles is the standing crossover. Starting from a standing position, bring your left leg and right knee towards each other. You should then repeat the exercise with the opposite elbow and leg. As well as toning the abdominal muscles, this exercise also works the arms and legs, so you get a good all-round exercise with this one.
Using an Exercise Ball
You have probably seen these crazy exercise balls. They may look like a bit of a silly gimmick, but they are actually very effective and great fun to use. They can be used as part of your general exercise routine, and specifically part of your abdominal toning exercises. They usually come with some simple exercises for you to try, so start with those to begin with before trying anything more advanced.
Cardio Exercises
Up to this point we have been talking about exercises that work by exercising your abdomen muscles. However, it is worth remembering that cardio exercises are also useful as part of an overall fat burning regime. Good cardio exercises are jogging, swimming and cycling.
