Malaika Arora Shares 4 Powerful Core Exercises To Shred Belly Fat, No Equipment Needed: Watch Her Instagram Video Inside

Malaika Arora reveals 4 powerful core exercises to burn belly fat without any equipment. Try these simple yet effective moves for a stronger, toned core at home.

Malaika Arora, Bollywood actress and fitness expert, enjoys over millions of fans due to her positive attitude that influences her lifestyle choices, including yoga training and exercises. In a new video shared on Instagram, Malaika can be seen performing four highly effective core exercises that target the abdominal muscles and help burn belly fat. The best part? No equipment is needed to do these exercises.

Captioning the post, the actress wrote, "Strong core, zero equipment: simply your mat and these exercises." The point that her post makes is that anyone can build strength and become more fit without having to spend a thousand dollars on an expensive gym setup.

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Malaika Arora Shares 4 Powerful Exercises To Shred Belly Fat

Let us have a glimpse of these four potent exercises that Malaika shared in her video. Also, know how to perform and its healthy benefits.

1. Knee-to-Elbow Crunch

Knee-to-elbow crunch is an active exercise that engages the rectus abdominis (six-pack muscles), oblique and hip flexors. To do this workout, you must lie down on your back, keeping your hands behind your head. And as you lift your upper body, you are bending your right knee to the chest and twisting your torso from the left elbow to the right knee. Back to start and do the same on the other hand.

The abs are not only involved in this movement, but a twist is incorporated as well, which is a good way of tightening up the waist. Routine exercise can be useful to enhance balance and mobility, and also shed fat around the waistline.

2. Boat Pose Crunch

This type of crunch is inspired by Navasana, or boat pose, done in yoga and is ideal for strengthening the core muscles. Keep the back leaning just slightly and raise your legs to make a shape of V shape with your body. Keep your hands straight forward, running along the floor. With this in mind, your knees should be put towards your chest as you crunch, then put your legs back to the initial position.

This is a harder exercise than regular crunches because it requires stability and balance, and requires an active core. It is used to tighten the lower abs as well as tighten the thighs and hip flexors.

3. Ankle Tuck Crunch

The ankle tuck crunch is an intense exercise that directly involves the lower belly, which in most cases is the hardest place to lose fat. To perform this exercise, lie on your back, keeping your legs up in the air. Bend a little with your knees while straightening your arms out in front of you. Crunch as you move your other hand towards next to your ankle, and squeeze your abs at the top of the crunch. Gradually come back to the initial position and repeat. This not only helps to work out the abdominal muscles, but the exercise also helps increase flexibility and control.

4. V-Sit Hold

The V-sit hold is another isometric core movement in which you are required to hold the V position as long as possible. Sit down on the mat, raise your legs high, and push your arms forward in order to position the body in V form. The idea is to maintain the posture, allowing your back to round or your feet to touch the ground. This is a static exercise that develops endurance in the stomach, stabiliser muscles, and posture.

So, roll out your mat, follow Malaika's lead, and start shredding belly fat with these effective moves.