What is the Best Workout for Flat Abs?

Having a perfectly flat stomach is every person’s fantasy these days. Whether it is our favorite footballer like Ronaldo, or our own Bollywood hunk, Hrithik Roshan, everyone is sporting washboard flat abs. Actresses like Katrina Kaif, Kareena, Shilpa Shetty show off their perfectly-toned midriffs and make heads turn with envy. With a lot of information available online and offline about different exercises to get abs, achieving the same can become quite confusing. If you are thinking about best workout for flat abs, here are some of the most effective and easy exercises to incorporate into your workout:

Best Workout for Flat Abs

1. Planks: Planks have long been touted as an overall body exercise. However, it is also considered to be one of the best routines for getting abs. The key to the perfect plank is posture. The back should be perfectly aligned as if one were standing straight. Start by lying flat on the ground on the stomach. Prop yourself up on your forearms. The elbows must be aligned beneath the shoulders. Increase the time in this position by a few seconds every time.

Plank workout for abs

2. Hollow Extension to Cannonball: Assume a cannonball position by sitting on the ground with the arms wrapped around folded knees touching the chest. Keep the feet off the ground in a suspended manner. Then extend the whole body as if lying down, but do not rest the legs on the floor. Only the lower back should additionally touch the ground during extension. Hold this pose for five seconds, and then do the cannonball again. Repeat this whole procedure in increasing number of reps.

Hollow Extension to Cannonball

3. Dumbbell Side Bend: Take a medium weight dumbbell in one hand. Hold it at your side. Keeping the back straight and core tight bend the waist towards the side that has the weight. Hold for a couple seconds and return to upright position. Do around 20 reps each side.

Dumbbell Side Bend

With these exercises, you can get flat and well-toned abs really quickly. Try them at home!

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