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Core exercises needed!

totem12
totem12 Posts: 194 Member
edited January 25 in Fitness and Exercise
The one remaining trouble zone is my stomach area - I'm continuing to try and lose overall weight but I would like to know what you think are some of the best ab/core exercises? Please don't say planks, my arms can't take it...

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  • gfroniewski
    gfroniewski Posts: 168
    What level of fitness are you currently at?

    Bird dogs are a good exercise to strengthen the core for beginners. Here is a link to the creator of the program I am on explaining some variations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CbDUTlil_A

    Cross arm crunches, elbow to knee crunches, and alternating legs raises are great as well.
  • ChrisLindsay9
    ChrisLindsay9 Posts: 837 Member
    Here are some ab/stomach workouts that I particularly like:

    Hanging Leg Raises
    Crunches/Sit-Ups on Decline Bench
    Pallof Press
    Abwheels
    Side and Front Planks (sorry! forget I said this last one)

    If you're doing any strength training, I find that certain exercises really activate my abdomen. So you may want to incorporate these into your program (if you've not done so already): standing front dumbbell shoulder raises, front barbell squats, and standing barbell bicep curls.

    Hope this is of some help! Good luck!
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