All Entries in the "Abdominals" Category
6 Core Truths
There’s much more to your belly than meets the eye. Most people target the six-pack surface muscles but neglect the deep abdominal ones, namely the transversus abdominis, iliopsoas, and diaphragm. Not only do these key players cinch your waist, they enhance crucial functions of your body — breathing, digestion, and relaxation — and help you [...]
Why Crunches don’t Work and Here is What Does
Imagine your spine is a credit card. In the same way that repeatedly flexing and extending a credit card will eventually lead to wearing out of the plastic, repeatedly doing crunches can put damaging strain on your back. Here’s why: Each of your spinal discs is only able to support a limited number of bending [...]
Workout video: building abs like boxers with an ab wheel
Today’s workout video comes courtesy of our twitter friend @Smashfit. When she mentioned ‘the ab wheel’ I knew she didn’t mean some pansy shopping channel gimmick. Because if you’ve seen pictures of her abs, you know she’s the real deal. And so is today’s exercise. This one is favored by boxers and athletes. Take a [...]
Best of…the abdominal workouts – video
Here’s a great short video from Diets.com on moves that will work your abs, your obliques and more…try the moves out and see how this video compares to Cassey Ho’s Pop Pilates 10 minute abdominal workout. My abs look nothing like the photo on the right, but I’m going to keep on doing more with [...]
