Abs Exercises

The 3/4 sit-up is a bodyweight exercise for your stomach muscles. You curl your upper body up about halfway. This uses your abs and lower back to make your core strong.

The air bike is a bodyweight workout that strengthens your stomach and hip muscles. You lie on your back and move your legs like you are pedaling a bicycle, while touching your elbows to your opposite knees to work your core.

This is a hard exercise for your tummy and hips. You hang from a bar, pull your knees up, and then push your legs down very fast. It takes a lot of strength and control to do it right.

This exercise works your tummy muscles, hips, and thighs. You lie on your back and lift your straight legs up. Then, you lower them very fast—like a throw—and lift them up again. People often do this with a partner helping them.

This exercise works your tummy muscles and the sides of your waist. Using a stretchy band makes it harder, so your body has to stay very strong and steady to keep you balanced.

The band jack knife sit-up is a tummy exercise that uses a stretchy band to make the workout harder. It works your stomach muscles and hips. To do it, you lift your legs and your upper body up at the exact same time while holding the band. You need a strong core and good balance to do this.

This is a tummy exercise used to make your core stronger. You kneel down and hold a stretchy band, then twist your upper body against the band's pull to work your stomach and side muscles.

This exercise uses a resistance band to make a standard sit-up harder. You hold the band while sitting up to work your stomach muscles more. It also helps strengthen your shoulders and chest because they have to keep your arms steady.

This exercise works your stomach muscles and sides using a resistance band. You twist your upper body and crunch down to strengthen your core.

This exercise strengthens your core by making you stop your body from twisting. It works your tummy and side muscles. To do it, you push a band straight out from your chest while trying to stay completely still against the pull.

This is a hard exercise for your tummy. It mixes a regular sit-up with pushing a bar. It works your abs, shoulders, and chest. You need to be strong and good at balancing to push the bar safely while you sit up.

This is a hard exercise for your tummy muscles that also works your lower back. You need to be very strong and steady to do it safely.

This exercise works your stomach muscles, especially the sides and lower back. You perform it by sitting on a bench, holding a barbell, and slowly turning your upper body from side to side.

This exercise works your stomach muscles, especially the sides, and helps your lower back stay steady. You do it by holding a barbell and bending your upper body from side to side.

This exercise works your tummy muscles, especially the sides and lower back. You hold a barbell and turn your upper body from side to side. It makes your core stronger and helps you stay steady when you twist.

This exercise helps make your tummy muscles strong. You lie on your side and hold your body up using only your forearm and feet. The goal is to keep your body as straight as a pencil.

This exercise works your stomach muscles using a cable machine. You kneel down holding a rope behind your head, then bend your upper body forward and down. This movement helps strengthen your abs and the sides of your waist.

The cable reverse crunch is a stomach exercise that uses a cable machine to make the standard reverse crunch harder. It mainly works your abdominal muscles and also uses your hip muscles.

This exercise uses a cable machine to work your stomach muscles and the sides of your waist. You sit down and turn your upper body while the machine pulls against you.

This exercise works the muscles on the sides of your stomach. You stand up tall and bend sideways against the pull of a cable machine.

This exercise works the muscles on the sides of your stomach. You pull a cable while standing on a wobbly ball, which makes it harder to keep your balance.

This exercise uses a cable machine and a rope handle to work your stomach muscles. It targets the front and sides of your tummy. You bend your upper body forward against the weight to give your core a strong workout.

This exercise works your tummy muscles, especially the ones on the sides. You use a machine with a cable to twist your upper body while pulling against weight. This helps make your middle section strong and steady.

The cable twist (up-down) works your tummy muscles, specifically the sides and lower back. It uses a cable machine to make turning your body harder, which builds strength.

This is a tummy exercise that uses your own body weight. It focuses on strengthening your stomach muscles, while also working your hips and lower back. You will curl your upper body up from the floor to a halfway position while keeping your core tight.

This exercise works your stomach muscles using just your body weight. You twist your upper body to bring one elbow toward the opposite knee to tighten your core.

In this version of the crunch, you keep your arms reaching straight out past your head. This makes your body longer, which makes your tummy muscles work much harder than usual.

This exercise works your stomach muscles and hips using a stability ball. Because the ball is unsteady, your body has to work harder to keep you balanced.

This exercise works your stomach muscles and hip muscles. Because the ball wiggles, you have to work harder to balance than you would on the floor. This helps make your core very strong.

The floor crunch is a well-known exercise for your tummy. You do it while lying on your back. It makes your abs stronger and you do not need any special tools.

This is a tummy exercise done on a bench that slants down. You lie with your head lower than your legs and curl your upper body up to work your abs.

The decline sit-up is a tummy exercise you do on a slanted bench. Because you are lying head-down, gravity makes it harder to sit up. It works your abs, hips, and lower back.

The dumbbell side bend is a focused exercise for your waist muscles. You hold a weight in one hand and lean to the side to strengthen your middle.

This simple exercise uses your own body weight to strengthen your tummy muscles, specifically the front and sides of your stomach. It works by twisting your body while you lift up.

To do the exercise ball prone leg raise, lie on your stomach with your legs straight and your toes resting on a stability ball. Use your lower back and butt muscles to lift your legs up. This exercise strengthens your spine and core muscles.

The flag is a tough exercise that uses your own body weight. It works your tummy, shoulders, and grip. You hold onto a standing pole and lift your whole body sideways until it is straight and flat, just like a flag.

This is a bodyweight exercise for your stomach muscles. You curl your upper body up while bringing your knees to your chest at the same time. It works your abs and hip muscles.

The frog crunch is an abdominal exercise using your own body weight. It works your stomach muscles and helps strengthen your hips. You do it by lying on your back, keeping your feet close together with knees bent, and curling your upper body upward.

This is a hard bodyweight exercise. It works your tummy muscles, shoulders, chest, and the back of your arms. You need to be strong, have good balance, and be able to control your upper body to do it.

This is a tummy exercise that also works your sides and shoulders. You will hold your body straight like a board and turn your upper body to one side. This helps you balance better.

This is a hard bodyweight exercise that needs a lot of strength and balance. You hold your body flat in the air above the ground, balancing only on your hands.

This challenging bodyweight exercise works your abs, forearms, and biceps. It uses a pull-up movement combined with tightening your stomach muscles to lift your chin over the bar.

The groin crunch is a bodyweight workout that helps strengthen your tummy muscles. It also works on the front of your hips and your inner thighs. To do it, you lie on your back and pull your knees up to your chest while using your tummy muscles to lift.

This bodyweight exercise works your stomach muscles. You lift your upper body halfway up from the floor, mostly using your abs and a little bit of your hips.

This is a simple exercise where you use your own body weight to make your tummy muscles strong. You hang from a high bar and lift your legs up. This works your middle section and the front of your hips.

This exercise uses your own body weight to make your tummy and hip muscles stronger. You hang from a bar and lift your legs up in front of you while keeping your stomach tight.

This is a tummy exercise. You hang from a bar and pull your knees up high. While lifting your knees, you twist your body to the side. This works your stomach muscles and the sides of your waist.

The hanging pike is a hard tummy exercise. You hang from a pull-up bar and lift your straight legs up until your body looks like the letter 'V'. It works your stomach muscles and the front of your hips.

This is a hard workout that makes your tummy and hip muscles strong. You need a strong grip and a strong stomach to do it safely while holding onto a bar.

This is a tough stomach exercise. You hang from a bar and lift your legs straight up in front of you. It works your tummy muscles and the front of your hips.

This is a tough tummy exercise for strong muscles. You hang from a bar and lift your straight legs up high. Then, you turn your hips to the side to work your whole middle.

The inchworm is a bodyweight move that works your abs, shoulders, and the back of your legs. You bend over, walk your hands out to a plank, and then stand back up. This helps with balance, flexibility, and moving well.

This exercise uses your own body weight to work your tummy muscles, shoulders, and the backs of your legs. You move from standing up to a push-up position and then walk your feet in. It helps make your core strong and improves your flexibility and balance.

This exercise works your stomach muscles and hips while you lie on a slanted bench. You lift your straight legs up in the air to build strength in your middle.

This is a tough tummy exercise that targets your abs while keeping your hips relaxed. It takes strong muscles and careful control to do it the right way.

This is a hard exercise. It works your tummy muscles and your shoulders. You need to be strong and balanced to do it. You hold a kettlebell high over your head and bend at your hips to lower your body.

This is a hard exercise that works your tummy muscles, shoulders, and arms. You need to be strong and have good balance to do it the right way.

This moving exercise works your stomach muscles, shoulders, and the backs of your legs. You hold a weight high above your head and bend at your waist. To do this well, you need a strong core, steady shoulders, and flexible legs.

This is a moving exercise for your stomach muscles. You pass a kettlebell between your legs to make the shape of the number 8. It works your abs, shoulders, and arms while testing your balance.

This full-body exercise strengthens your tummy muscles and sides. It also uses your shoulders and helps your body stay stable and flexible. You have to hold a kettlebell high in the air and bend at your waist. To do it well, you need strength, balance, and good control.

This is a bodyweight exercise that strengthens your stomach and hip muscles. To do it, you sit up slightly and reach one hand across your body to touch the opposite knee.

This exercise strengthens your tummy, shoulders, and arms. You hold your body in a straight line like a board. Then, you carefully touch one shoulder with the opposite hand without letting your body wobble.

The L-sit on the floor is a tough core workout that strengthens your stomach and hip muscles. It takes a lot of strength and balance to lift your body with your arms while holding your legs straight out in the air.

This exercise uses a long bar attached to the floor. It targets your stomach muscles and sides as you swing the bar back and forth. You use your hips and legs to stay strong and balanced while you twist.

This is a tough bodyweight exercise that works your tummy, shoulders, chest, and the back of your arms. You need a strong core and good balance to do it. To perform the move, you start in a plank shape and lean your body forward so your weight shifts past your hands.

This is an exercise for your tummy muscles that you do while sitting on a bench. You use your own body weight to work your abs, hips, and lower back. To do it, you pull your knees up to your chest. You must use your muscles to stay steady and balanced.

This is a stomach exercise done on a machine. You kneel down and twist your upper body from side to side. It helps make your abs, sides, and lower back stronger.

This is a tummy exercise done on a machine. It works your abs and side muscles. You bend your body forward against the machine's weight to make your middle strong.

This is a machine exercise that strengthens your tummy muscles and the sides of your waist. You sit down and control your body as you lean back and forth against weight, which helps build a strong core.

This exercise uses a lever machine to make your tummy muscles stronger. It works your abs and also helps the muscles in your sides and hips. You sit on the machine and curl your body forward against the weight to build a strong core.

This exercise is done on a machine to strengthen your tummy muscles and hips. You lift your legs and curl your upper body forward at the same time to give your core a hard workout.

This exercise mixes stepping forward with turning your upper body. It works your tummy muscles, front leg muscles, bottom, and back leg muscles. It helps with balance and makes your legs and middle body stronger.

This is a tummy exercise you do on the floor without any weights. It works your abs and helps with your balance. You lie on your back and take turns bringing your elbow toward the opposite knee.

This is a tummy exercise you do on a flat bench. It uses your own body weight to work your stomach muscles and the front of your hips. You lie down flat, lift your straight legs up to the ceiling, and then slowly lower them back down.

This is a tummy exercise you do on the floor using your own body weight. It works your stomach muscles and hips. To do it, you lift your legs and hips up while keeping your tummy tight, then slowly lower them back down.

This stomach exercise builds core strength and control. It works by making you focus on the lowering part of the movement.

This exercise uses your body weight to work your stomach muscles, especially the sides of your waist. You twist your body while crunching up to work these side muscles.

Floor oblique crunches are a bodyweight exercise that strengthens your stomach muscles, focusing on the sides of your waist. You do them by lying on your back and twisting your upper body as you lift up.

This exercise works your tummy, shoulders, and back. You hold a weighted ball in one hand and throw it down hard to the floor. You need to be strong and careful to do it right.

This is a workout for your stomach muscles that uses extra weight. It also helps make your hips and lower back stronger. You lie down and curl your upper body forward, which uses your core strength.

This bodyweight exercise works your tummy muscles. It helps keep your core steady and makes your lower back healthy. Doctors often use it to help people heal, and it is a great starting move for beginners.

This is a moving bodyweight exercise that works your stomach muscles, legs, and shoulders all at once. By stepping back into a lunge while reaching your arms up, you build strength in your lower body, improve your balance, and help your shoulders move better.

The Potty Squat is a simple leg exercise that uses only your body weight. It strengthens your stomach, thighs, and bottom. To do it, you squat down just like you are sitting in a chair, keeping your chest up and back straight, then stand back up.

This exercise is a moving plank that builds strong tummy and shoulder muscles. You will switch back and forth between holding your body up on your hands and resting on your forearms. It helps you learn to stay steady while moving.

The prisoner half sit-up is a bodyweight workout that strengthens your tummy muscles. You lie on your back with your hands behind your head. Then, you curl your upper body up halfway before lowering it back down.

This exercise works your tummy, side muscles, and lower back using a bouncy ball. Because the ball moves, you must use good balance. You will turn your upper body to the side while keeping your hips and legs very still.

This exercise works your tummy muscles and hips. You need good balance to do it. You keep your body steady on the ball while you bring your knees up to your chest.

This bodyweight exercise mixes a normal push-up with a turn into a side plank. It works your stomach muscles, shoulders, chest, and arms. It also tests your balance and helps you stay steady.

The quarter sit-up is a tummy exercise. You lie on your back and lift your upper body partway up, about halfway to a full sit-up. This helps strengthen your stomach muscles without pulling on your hips.

The reverse crunch is an exercise that uses your own body weight to strengthen your stomach muscles, specifically the lower abs. You perform it by lifting your hips up and pulling your knees toward your chest.

This advanced exercise builds a strong core and works your butt, hamstrings, and shoulders. You hold a reverse plank position while lifting one leg at a time. It improves your balance and overall body strength.

The roller body saw is a tough tummy exercise. You use a foam roller to move your body back and forth while holding a plank. This moves your arms and makes your tummy, shoulders, and arms work hard to keep you steady.

This exercise strengthens your stomach muscles by making them work harder to hold a roller between your feet. It builds a strong core and helps your hip muscles too.

This is a tummy exercise that works your abs and side muscles. You balance on your bottom, lift your feet up, and turn your upper body from side to side.

This is a stomach exercise performed while sitting on a bench. It works your abs and the front of your hips. You must lift your legs while keeping them straight, which takes core strength and balance.

This tummy exercise is done while sitting on the floor with your back touching a wall. It works your stomach and side muscles. You lean from one side to the other to move your elbow down to your hip.

Shoulder taps are a bodyweight exercise done in a high push-up position. They work your tummy muscles, shoulders, and the back of your arms. To do them, you touch one shoulder with the opposite hand, then switch. This helps you learn to stay balanced and steady.

The side bridge v. 2 is a floor exercise that uses your body weight to make your core steady. It works your stomach muscles, as well as your sides and bottom. You hold a side plank shape to test your strength and balance.

This is a tough core exercise done on parallel bars. You hold your body up with your arms and lift your straight legs to the side. It works your stomach muscles and hips.

This is a simple bodyweight exercise that strengthens your stomach and side muscles. You bend sideways at the waist to reach toward your feet one at a time. This helps your core work better and improves your flexibility.

This bodyweight exercise works your stomach muscles and hips. To do it, lie down, lift your upper body halfway up, and then slowly lower yourself back down.

This exercise strengthens your stomach muscles and hips. You perform it by lying down, holding your arms across your chest, and sitting up toward your knees.

This exercise uses a sledgehammer. You swing it down toward the ground. It works your tummy muscles, arms, and shoulders. You need to be strong and careful to do it the right way.

This exercise is done on a Smith machine and works your stomach muscles, as well as your bottom and legs. You lift your hips up until your body is straight, keeping your core and lower body tight.

The spell caster is a core workout using a dumbbell. You stand up, bend forward at the waist, and twist your body to move the weight from one side to the other. It works your stomach muscles and side abs.

The spine twist is a simple exercise you do while sitting on the floor. It works your stomach and back muscles. You keep your body tight and turn your upper body from side to side. This helps make your middle stronger and easier to move.

This exercise is a tummy workout done on a big, bouncy ball. It works your stomach muscles and also uses your hip muscles a little bit. You need to balance carefully on the ball while you curl your body up and down completely.

This is a standing exercise that uses your body weight to help your spine. It helps your tummy muscles work better and makes your lower back move more easily. To do it, you stand up, tighten your tummy, and gently tilt your hips to move your lower back.

This is a very hard exercise for your tummy muscles. It also uses your back and shoulders. You need to be strong and have good balance to do it safely.

The straddle maltese is a very hard ring exercise that uses your own body weight. It works your tummy muscles, shoulders, and chest. Because you need great strength and control to do it, this move is best for people who are already extremely fit.

This is a hard exercise using your own body weight. It works your tummy muscles, shoulders, and arms. You need to be strong and have good balance to keep your body flat in the air while holding yourself up with just your hands.

This is a tough stomach exercise using hanging straps. It works your tummy muscles and helps your hips and sides get stronger. You need to be very strong and steady to lean your body forward and pull yourself back up without wobbling.

This is a tough core workout done while hanging from a bar. You lift your knees and curl your hips toward your chest to strengthen your stomach muscles and the front of your hips.

The tuck crunch is a tummy exercise you do on the floor. It works your abs and hip muscles. To do it, you curl your upper body up while bringing your knees to your chest at the same time.

The twisted leg raise is a bodyweight workout for your tummy muscles. It focuses on the sides of your waist and the front of your hips. You lift your legs and twist your hips to work your core from different directions.

This exercise strengthens your tummy and side muscles. You lie on your back, lift your legs, and twist your hips to make your core muscles work harder.

This exercise works your tummy muscles and hips. You balance on your bottom to make a V-shape with your body. It takes balance and strength to hold this position correctly.

This is a tummy exercise done on parallel bars. You hold yourself up by your arms and lift your straight legs out in front of you. This strengthens your stomach muscles and hips.

The weighted crunch is a tummy exercise that uses extra weight to make your abs and side muscles stronger. You do it by lying on your back, holding a weight on your chest, and lifting your upper body up.

This is a tummy exercise done on a slanted bench while using extra weight. It works your abs, hips, and lower back. Because of the slant and the added weight, this move is harder than a normal sit-up and needs strong core muscles.

This exercise is a harder version of the normal plank. It adds extra weight to your body to make your tummy muscles, shoulders, and lower back stronger.

This is a hard exercise for your tummy muscles. It also works your hips and lower back. You hang from a high bar and lift your straight legs with weights on them to make your core strong.

This exercise works your tummy muscles, side muscles, and lower back. Using the big exercise ball makes it harder to keep your balance. Holding a weight above your head adds extra work for your muscles, making the exercise tougher.

This is a workout for your tummy and side muscles. You do it by sitting down, holding a weight, and turning your upper body from side to side.

This exercise works your stomach muscles, especially the sides, and helps your hips. You sit with your feet up and hold a weight. Then, you twist your body from side to side. Keeping your legs up makes it harder to balance.

This is a tummy workout that uses a weight and twisting motions to make your waist muscles stronger. It helps you balance better and strengthens your middle.

This exercise works your tummy muscles, especially the ones on your sides. It also helps your lower back. You need to use your stomach muscles to stay balanced on the wobbly ball while holding a heavy object.

This exercise works your stomach muscles, specifically the sides of your waist, and helps your lower back. Sitting on the ball makes it harder to balance, which strengthens your core, while holding a weight helps build muscle.

This is a hard exercise for your tummy muscles that also uses your lower back. You need to be very strong and careful to do it safely.

Wind sprints are short, fast runs that help you run faster and improve your heart health. They use your stomach muscles to keep you steady while working your leg muscles.