3 Easy Bodyweight Exercises to Strengthen Your Core

By Justin Chang


Strength training exercise is a very significant part of a weight loss program because it is very effective in building muscles to help increase your metabolism. Toning your muscles, especially the core, aids in improving your overall health and rev up your weight loss development.

Usually, when the term strength training exercise is mentioned most people quickly think of weights, large equipments, and expensive machines, but not all strength training exercises require any equipments at all. Effective and easy core-focused workouts only require your own weight and the floor.

Bodyweight exercise is best for people who do not have all necessary equipments for strength training exercises, such as weights to increase the intensity, but want to incorporate muscle strengthening workouts into their routine. In order to toughen your core and tone your body, here are 3 easy bodyweight exercises to work on.

1) One of the most effective abdominal exercises is the Side Planks. The first step in performing a side plank exercise is to lay down on your side with your body straight. With your elbow and forearm for support, slowly lift your hips up off the ground until your body forms a straight line. Repeat holding this position for 30 seconds. Side planks are well known to be the key to achieve a tighter waist because it targets the abdominal muscles such as the transverse abdominal muscle as well as the oblique.

2) Bicycle- A very effective strengthening exercise, the bicycle exercise targets the oblique and assists in helping you achieve six pack abs. To perform this exercise you have to lie down on your mat facing up, slightly place your hands behind your head for support. Bring your knees towards your chest and slowly start pedaling your imaginary bike while your bring the right elbow towards the left knee as the right leg straightens and vice versa with the left elbow to the right knee. Continue alternating sides and pedaling for 3 sets with 18 repetitions.

3) Who would have thought that performing a single bodyweight exercise can target the lower core, leg, as well as the hip muscles? Well, with the Flutter Kick exercise you can do just that. This exercise is executed with your back against the floor, facing up, and both arms on the side of your hips. With legs extended and slightly bent, start making small kicks up and down alternatively, keeping your legs at an angle.

The simplicity of these exercises can provide major progress in your weight loss and well-being. Its convenience may lessen your fitness regimen, but the benefits of each exercise aim to target many parts of the body for a better results.




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