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Here's is the truth: crunches aren't always the best way to tone your abs. In fact, experts say the calorie burn from crunches is negligible because crunches target the abdominal muscles not abdominal fat. This means doing a whole bunch of crunches can help you build muscle but won't burn belly fat. Moreover, you may have to do several reps (30, 40 and more) to reach the challenging point to give your abs a serious workout. By that time, you've already wasted a whole lot of time. With high volumes of repetitive spinal flexion, you're also putting yourself at risk of causing damage to your lumbar spine and intervertebral discs. The repetitive sit-up routine can be boring too.
So, here are some expert-suggested fun and effective moves to strengthen your abs without crunches.
This move can help strengthen your core muscles while stretching your hamstrings and back muscles at the same time. Here's how to do ball pass:
It is a simple and effective way to tone your core, get rid of love handles, as well as strengthen your shoulders and hips.
The deadlift is often regarded as the king of total-body exercises as it targets multiple muscle groups in a single lift. It can also give you an excellent ab workout. Follow the steps to perform suitcase deadlift:
Planks are one of the best ab exercises you can do to get that six-pack. The elbow plank is more challenging than the traditional plank in push-up position.
This exercise requires a whole lot of instability to really work your abs hard. It targets the entire core and helps to improve muscular endurance.
Note: Perform these moves for about a month and then replace them with new ab exercises. This will spice up your workout and give you maximum results. Also, choose the weights, required in some of the moves, depending on your abilities.