Anti Aging Fitness – Abdominal Exercises
One of the early signs of aging is the increase of body fat especially at and around your waist. We shall call fat in that area of the body as stomach fat or belly fat. Bear in mind that this symptom applies to both aging men and women. In this article, I am going to share with you anti aging fitness programs useful for losing your stomach fat.
One of such anti aging exercises is abdominal exercises. Abdominal exercises are exercises intended to build strong abdominal/stomach muscles. Before we check into details on those abdominal exercises, it is important to know more about your abdominal muscles. The anterior abdominal is made up of 4 muscles, namely the rectus abdominis muscle, the internal and external obliques, and the transverses abdominis. There are many types of abdominal exercises to build on the above mentioned abdominal muscles and get sexy six pack abs. Traditional crunch is obviously the most common among all. Below are tables showing the effectiveness of various abdominal exercises in relative to the traditional crunch.
Activity in rectus abdominis
| Abdominal Exercise | Effectiveness Compared to Traditional Crunch (100%) |
| Bicycle crunch | 248% |
| Captain’s chair | 212% |
| Exercise ball | 139% |
| Vertical leg crunch | 129% |
| Torso track | 127% |
| Long arm crunch | 119% |
| Reverse crunch | 109% |
| Crunch with heel push | 107% |
| Ab roller | 105% |
| Hover | 100% |
| Traditional crunch | 100% |
| Exercise tubing pull | 92% |
| Ab rocker | 21% |
Activity in obliques
| Abdominal Exercise | Effectiveness Compared to Traditional Crunch (100%) |
| Bicycle crunch | 310% |
| Captain’s chair | 290% |
| Exercise ball | 240% |
| Vertical leg crunch | 230% |
| Torso track | 216% |
| Long arm crunch | 147% |
| Reverse crunch | 145% |
| Crunch with heel push | 126% |
| Ab roller | 126% |
| Hover | 101% |
| Traditional crunch | 100% |
| Exercise tubing pull | 77% |
| Ab rocker | 74% |
And yes, what are the benefits of having six pack abs? Here are some of them for having a leaner body and a strong set of abdominal muscles:
1. Drop body fat quickly and safely
2. Give you a more sculptured appearance
3. Improve all round physical fitness
4. Have much more self confidence
5. Fit into clothes comfortably
6. Attract the opposite sex
7. Have an improved sex life
The above are only a few benefits of abdominal exercises. Have I managed to persuade you into designing your own set of fitness program?
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