Abdominal Exercises to strengthen your abdominal muscles

Here are some exercises you can do to strengthen your abdominal muscles.

Abdominal angles

Exercise Description: This is a series of exercises aimed at stretching the back, neck and hamstrings, and strengthening the abdominal muscles.

Start Position: Sit upright on the floor, the legs extended forward.

Movement:

1. Pull the knees with the hands to the chest. Pull the head down, the forehead touching the knees, the toes pointed and touching the floor. Stay in this position for eight counts, concentrating on stretching the neck and the small of your back.
   
   
2. Straighten the back and lift up the head, the knees still at the chest; straighten one leg with the toe pointing up. Stay in this position for eight counts, concentrating on stretching the hamstrings.
   
   
3. Bend the leg again, simultaneously straightening the other leg. Repeat 16 times for each leg.
   
   
4. Repeat the exercise, but this time with the toes not touching the floor.
   
   
5. Repeat the exercise, but this time without the arms' help.

Abdominal curls

Exercise Description: Exercises spinal flexibility and strengthens the abdominal muscles.

Start Position: In supine position, relaxed

Movement:

1. Sit upright and make the abdominal angle again as described above, bending the knees and extending the forelegs parallel to the floor. Keeping the knees pulled to the chest, extend the arms forward parallel to the floor.
   
   
2. Lean back decreasing the abdominal angle, then pull the knees to the chest again. Repeat eight times and return to the supine position. Relax.
   
   
3. Supporting yourself with the elbows, arch the chest up, the head touching the floor.
   
   
4. Flatten your back again, lift up your head and put your chin on the chest. Repeat eight times.
   
   
5. Repeat Step 3, but at the upper point of the arching, sit completely upright. Repeat eight times.
   
   
6. Slowly return to the supine position, rolling down with your back rounded.
   
   
7. Repeat Step 5, but after sitting up, fold forward to the knees and relax. Repeat eight times.