How To Do Ab Stretches Correctly!
injury by using these abdominal stretches.
Keen to get on with your ab exercises?
But have you done your abdominal stretching exercises?
It is very important to do warm-up exercises before your start your workout. And it is even more important that you stretch different parts of your body.
Abs Stretch - Sample Exercises for Ab Stretch
The sample abs stretches provided here shows the right way to do abdominal stretch. You can increase your flexibility and of course prevent injury by using these abdominal stretching exercises.
These are quick and effective ab stretches that you can perform before and after your workout.
Upward Dog
This stretch is actually a Yoga stretch. Lie on the floor with your stomach on the ground. Push your arms up so only your upper body comes off the floor. Hold for 15 seconds.
Make sure to keep your shoulders down. Do not shrug your shoulders when you do this stretch.
Bow
A great stretch for your obliques is the bow. It will also stretch your back a bit. Standing tall, reach your right hand over your head and bend at the hip leaning your body to the left. You should feel this all the way down your side into your hip. Switch Sides. Do 10 seconds on each side twice.
Child's Pose
From Upward Dog, lean back so that your butt is sitting on your calves. Reach your hands forward. Hold for 15 seconds then go back to Upward Dog.
Spine Roll
Why is there a back stretch in your ab routine? Well your spine gets a lot of action when you are working your abdominal muscles. So we want to take care of our spine since we only get one.
Lay on your back. Pull your knees into your chest and wrap your arms around your knees. Roll back to the top of your spine and roll back up onto your butt. Repeat this 5 times.
Once you are done with your stomach stretches, you are ready to work on your 6 packs. After your ab stretches, try out the exercises for 6 pack abs - for an amazing ab routine.
Summary
Stretching exercises is a must before you begin your main workout. Devote around 5-7 minutes for stretches and try to stretch all your major body parts. The sample abs stretches provided here shows the right way to do abdominal stretch. Increase your flexibility and prevent injury by using these abdominal stretching exercises.
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