Most of us may have completely different views on best abdominal exercises but there are some conceptions which are widely prevalent in deciding the best abdominal exercises.

There should be a distinction between abdominal exercises which tighten the muscles and full body exercises which burns fat in the body. A mix of both exercises should be done to get the desired result.

Here is a list of exercises which is left out in most of our schedule.

1. Mountain climbers.

With this exercise you get down into the push up position, and then basically “run” on the spot. Imagine climbing up an incline on all fours, but of course you’re not moving forward, but staying in one place with only your legs moving. First bring up one leg to your armpit, then switch to the other. This is an excellent fat burning full body exercise. It also engages all abdominal muscles.

2. Static jumps.

This exercise closely resembles mountain climbing. Come to push up position. Instead of alternating between bringing your legs forward, here you “jump” forward with both legs at once, landing your feet beneath your chest while keeping your hands planted on the ground. Kick back to straighten your legs and repeat.Done correctly, this is once again an excellent full body exercise. It sounds easy, but after a few repetitions you’ll feel a bit differently about it! One of the best abdominal exercises you can do.

3. Hanging leg lifts.

The hanging leg lifts exercise is done while hanging from, preferably a pull up bar. Hang with your arms and legs extended. Now raise your knees, bringing them in towards your chest. Do not jerk, use a smooth, controlled motion. Another, tougher variation of this exercise can be done by keeping the legs almost straight and then lifting them in front of you until they’re level with your waist. Also do some pull ups in between few repetitions’ of this exercise.

4. Towel slide.

Do this exercise only on a smooth surface. Surfaces which shoe least friction like a tiled floor.

This exercise is simply explained here- Assume you are using a towel. Get into push up position with your feet on the towel. Now, while keeping your legs and arms straight, slide your feet in towards your hands (until they’re more or less in line with your waist), then slide back into the full pushup position and repeat. Concentrate on your abdomen while doing this.

To turn this into a more involved full body exercise, do some pushups after every two or three slides.

5. Jack knives.

This is also a best abdominal exercise. Lie flat on your back, legs straight and arms stretched out over your head. Now, lift your legs while keeping them straight, and at the same time lift your arms (also keeping them straight) to touch your legs in the air above your waist. Never jerk when you do this exercise, maintain a smooth controlled motion. When you can’t do any more reps without jerking, it’s time to stop. The exercises enlisted above are some of the best abdominal exercises. Try to do these along with your routine exercises.

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