A few years ago I was hit with the realization that my being physically fit has a direct impact on my health. Seeing as I was not the picture of perfect fitness, my initial reaction was dread.
ab workouts at home
However I have since moved past this dread and taken action. One of the most effective exercises is an ab workout I have started out on this in the comfort of my home and guess what? It costs me nothing.

There are plenty of simple ab exercises that you can do on your own, in your house, with little or no special equipment required.

Here is how I am able to accomplish this. First, based on results, I have realized that crunches are very effective.
One of the simplest crunches involves lying on the floor flat on my back. Here I lift my legs in the air and instead of the norm where you raise your upper body to meet your legs, I pull my legs towards my upper body. This way I use much less effort but still manage to achieve great results with this ab work out at home.

On days when my back needs support I can do the above crunch while lying on an exercise ball with and still manage similar results.

To exercise both my upper and lower abs simultaneously I simply lie flat straight my back with hands behind my head. I pull my body upwards and my feet outwards. This requires a lot of energy but is well worth the trouble. (more…)