Chiseled Ab Circuit Workout

Abs are a problem area for many of us, especially if we’re post-partum or experiencing hormonal fluctuations. Fortunately, flat, chiseled abs (the ultimate sign of a fit body) are well within reach. If you want firmer, flatter abs, this quick circuit workout is the answer! All you need is a mat and soft medicine ball to get a fat-blasting, ab-chiseling workout in less than 10 minutes. Let’s get started!

Exercise 1: Boat Crunches with Soft Medicine Ball

• Sit on a mat or soft surface
• Place a soft, weighted ball between your feet
• Lift your feet off the mat (think of creating a “v” with the body)
• Engage the abdominals and lean backward, simultaneously extending your legs forward and your arms to the sides for balance (keep your chin off the chest)
• Bring the legs and the chest inward, returning to the starting position
• Repeat

Exercise 2: Alternating Bent Leg Cross-Body Crunch/Straight Leg Full Reach

• Lie supine on a mat
• Place one hand behind your head and extend the opposite leg
• Bring your elbow across the chest to meet the opposite knee (keep the chin off the chest; avoid pulling your neck)
• Immediately extend your leg and arm
• Reach the extended arm towards the straight leg (chin off the chest)
• Repeat sequence (cross-body crunch into straight-leg reach) for 39 seconds
• Repeat on the opposite side

Exercise 3: Up/Down Plank on Soft Medicine Ball

• Begin in a straight-arm plank position with hands on a soft medicine ball (hands directly beneath the shoulders; body in a straight line; head in a neutral position)
• Bend one elbow, then the other, coming down to a bent-arm plank on the ball
• Extend one arm, then the other, returning to a straight-arm plank

Perform each exercise for a 39 seconds

Repeat 3x

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This ab-chiseling routine was created by @TrainerKelli on Instagram!