3 Often Neglected Exercises for Toning Your Stomach

When people try to partake in their stomach exercises, they generally focus on crunches and sit-ups. While they are certainly useful, they are not the only ways to tone your stomach. There are some other highly effective ab exercises you can do that will help increase your stomach tone, but not enough people know about them! Here they are:

1. Side bends.

- Stand with your legs shoulder-width apart.

- Place your left hand behind your head.
- Place your right hand on the right side of your right thigh. This is your starting position.

- While bending your torso to the right, slowly slide your right hand down your thigh as far as you can comfortably go.

- Hold for a second, and return back to your starting position.

Do about 3 sets of 20 of these. Once you're done, switch sides and perform this exercise in the reverse direction.

2. Side bridge.

- Lie down on a mat on your side, with your legs straight.
- With your forearm closest to the floor, lift yourself up such that your body is at an angle to the floor, with your legs still straight.
- Tighten your stomach.
- Hold that position for about 30-60 seconds, or as long as you're comfortable.

Once you're done with this, switch over to the other side and repeat.

3. Front bridge.

- Put yourself in position to do a push-up.
- Instead of holding yourself up with your hands, hold yourself up with your forearms, such that your elbows are bent at around 90 degrees or so.
- Tighten your stomach.

- Hold that position for about 30-60 seconds, or as long as you feel comfortable.

Do these exercises every other day, and you are on your way to toned abs!

Not too bad, right? These exercises are excellent for toning your stomach, so you'll see pretty fast results with these. But remember to never overdo it! It's simply a matter of consistency and taking small steps to get to your goals. Stay with it, and you'll be leaner in no time!