Cheap Ways To Abdominal Fitness Equipment

You want to get those Abs in shape? Trim that stomach down to a nice smooth flat and toned surface. Going to cost a fortune in equipment right? I'm going to show you how you can do this without having to break the bank. So if I may, let's start looking at abdominal fitness equipment.

Mats

One of the cheapest pieces of equipment you can buy for toning your AB's. Laying flat on the floor can be quite painful so purchase something like a yoga mat and for good support. What can you do with the mat?
Leg raises
Sit up crunches
Cycle crunches
Elbow plank
Full plank
Mountain climbers
To name but a few things, these exercises don't just work your AB's but also hit other areas too.

Swiss ball

Not just something to kick about on the beach or in the garden, most Swiss balls come with an exercise guide. There are many exercises you can do with the Swiss Ball, not just AB's you can get a good over all work out. The exercises I tend to do are as follows.

Upright plank to pull in
Shoulder presses
Crunches
Crunches lying over the ball

 

AB wheel

This is basically a metal shaft with a wheel in the middle, the idea is for you to put your hands either side of the wheel on to the grips.

AB roll out
In a press up position roll out using your hands and pull yourself back in.

AB pull in
Your feet are on the bar either side of the wheel and you pull your hips back and up, so your feet are coming towards you

Russian Kettle bells

They are a cast iron weight that looks a bit like a cannonball with a handle; you can get adjustable weight kettle bells. But in my view its best you have a mixture of weights so you can quickly change between them. More muscle groups are engaged by the swinging and movement. A kettle bell work out is said to yield better results in less time. You need to use micro-muscles to balance the kettle bell as the center of mass moves with the swing.

Typical exercises are

Sit ups holding a weight or kettle bell
Bull horn squat
Kettle bell swing.

Push Up bars

Good for allowing deeper press-ups which also require you to pull hard on your AB's, good for using after a hard set of AB exercises.

AB Rocker

To me this is the least effective AB toner, I'd only use this after I had worked my abs out hard and just fancied a top up.

These are just a few options for hitting those AB's, for more information on abdominal fitness equipment and exercises, please click the link below.

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