Standing Ab Workouts 1

Are you the one who hate to go down on the floor for ab work outs? Still want to get rid off the flabs? No worries, you can get that flat ab that you have always wanted by standing. Yes, you read it right! work-outs just by standing. According to Sara Haley,creator of The Daily Sweat workout DVDs and a Reebok Global Master Trainer in Santa Monica,
CA. “Standing abs exercises work more muscles than crunches—and the more muscles we use, the more calories we burn." Sit-ups and crunches work superficially only on surafce muscles while standing ab exercises strengthen deep core muscle that leads to a six pack body.

 So get off the floor and lets get started.

1.Knee Cross Crunch:
It hits the entire core- the obliques,upper and lower muscles.

Steps:

• Stand with your shoulders in line with your hips, and extend your left arm up and your right leg to the side, toes pointed.
• Lower your left elbow and raise your right knee, crunching them together on a diagonal line. Return to the starting position. That's one rep. Do 12 to 15 on each side.

2.Double Arm Reach:
This is a total body exercise.This not only strengthens the abs but also glutes,hamstrings and squads.When repeated the exercise gives a cardio burn.For more resistance you can carry a lightweight dumbbell.

Steps:

• Stand with your feet 3 feet apart and hands clasped. Contract your abs and perform a plie keeping your hands toward the floor. 
• As you push up, raise your arms to the right. Next, lower your hands with another plie and then lift them to the left.
• If this is easy for you,then add some weights, as said earlier.

3.Side Imprint:
This is very good for the muffin tops as this targets the oblique muscles.To feel the burn you must squeeze belly button back to the spine.Simply moving  the arms  and legs won't do the magic.

Steps:

• Stand with your shoulders in line with your hips and raise your right arm. Shift onto your left leg and rotate your right leg at the hip, turning your toes out. 
• Crunch your right elbow and right knee together, pinching your waist. Return to start.
• Repeat it 10 times non-alternatingly.

4.Cross Body Chop:

This hits all the muscles from head to toe in one move.This works on abs, shoulders, glutes and upper back.It elevates the heart rate for maximum result.

Steps:

• Grab a 6-pound medicine ball and stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Extend the ball over your right shoulder.
• Sweep the ball down and across your body, finishing with the ball over your left foot. Spend half the set working in this direction, then finish the set working in the other.

5.Triangle Press With Dumbbells:

This helps in strengthening the lower body and the core.

Steps:

• Stand with your feet about three feet apart, with your right foot pointing forward and your left foot pointing sideways; hold eight-pound weights at your sides. Extend your right arm overhead.
• Then reach the left weight toward your left ankle. Go as far as you can, then reverse to return to standing. That's one rep. Do 15, then repeat on the other side.