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Let's talk about some specific types of exercises you should consider incorporating into your abs workouts. Since many of these exercises require using your back muscles, it is recommend that you check with your physician before starting them to ensure that you don't have any health problems. Once your doctor gives his or her approval, then it's time to begin an abdominal fat exercise program that will get you on your way to a toned and tight body.

Jackknife sit-ups are performed as follows. Lie down flat on a mat with your hands at your sides. Raise your torso and your knees so that your face and knees meet or come very close to meeting. Hold this position for a few seconds and then lie back flat. When this exercise has become easy for you, try placing weights between your feet to add more resistance.

During the ball pike abdominal fat exercise, you will start in a push-up position, while keeping your feet firmly on the exercise ball. Pull the ball towards your body; keeping your back and legs straight. You will end up in a pike position, similar to a diver. Out of all the abs workout exercises mentioned in this article, the ball pike is a bit more challenging. For those who are at intermediate or advanced levels though, the results you will enjoy are amazing.

Resistance cables or tubes are one way you can add resistance to your exercises to break through to a higher intensity workout. You can perform tube crunches from a low tube tower by lying on the floor and holding the resistance cable behind your head. You can also perform cable crunches from a kneeling position. The tubes or cables add a very different feeling to your abdominal exercises because of the consistent tension from the weight stack. This allows you to get a good burn throughout your entire range of motion.

Of all the ab exercises, stability ball roll-outs are the most highly effective, since they work the abs as well as the lower back and the body overall. To begin, kneel on the floor while placing your elbows on a stability ball. Slowly roll the ball out in front of your body while allowing your body to be extended by extending your arms out as far as you can comfortably reach.

It is important to keep the spine straight, not only during this exercise, but for all abs training exercises to avoid serious injury. Keeping the spine straight has the additional benefit of making your exercises much more effective, and at the same time, protects the spine from risk of injury. Once you are stretched out as far as you are comfortable extending, hold the position for three to five seconds; slowly pulling your body back into the starting position.

When people consider how to get flat abs, most do not think about their breathing during their abdominal fat exercise routine, but they should. Muscles need oxygen, and working out is a prime time for oxygen consumption. While doing any ab exercises, you should exhale each time that you contract or exert or come up or crunch your abdominals, then inhale as you relax and lower your body to the starting position.

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