7 Easy Exercises For A Flat Belly That You Can Do At Home

All of us wish we could have that magazine-worthy flat belly, but most of us find it hard to get the time or energy to go to the gym to work on achieving it. But that doesn’t mean you have to give up your dreams of having the perfectly toned stomach, it just means you have to be smart about it.

Lucky for you (and me), there are a few simple exercises that can help you get a flat tummy at home which take up only a little time and energy!

Namrata Purohit of Glamrs.com has got a simple 7 steps exercise routine that you can do at home, which does not take more than 10-15 minutes.

We’ve broken it down for you step-by-step.

1. Crunch-Ups

One of the main things that help you get the best results is to engage your core, says Namrata. She says you do this by sucking in your stomach and contracting your pelvic floor muscles. You have to keep doing this throughout the entire routine.

The first exercise requires you to lie down on your back with your knees bent at hip-width, maintaining the slight curve in your back. Then you simply need to place your hands behind your head and crunch upwards, your chin pointing towards your chest. Repeat 20 times.

2. The Obliques

Keep your hands at the side of your head. Exhale, come up, and then turn your upper body from side to side. Remember to inhale in between each turn, just as you come to the center. Repeat 10 times.

Namrata says you can advance this move once you get a bit more experience by lifting your legs up and balancing them as if they were resting on a table, called the “tabletop position”.

3. Single Leg Stretch

This move does require you to adopt the tabletop position where you balance your legs up on air. Place both hands on either side of your knees, lift your head up and begin a cycling-like position of extending one leg straight out, bringing it back in while extending the other one out. Repeat 20 times.

4. Single Leg Circles

Bring your legs to the tabletop position, but then extend one up to point at the ceiling. While keeping your core engaged, starting slowly circling the leg pointing upwards. Do this 5 times, reverse the action for 5 more times. Repeat with the other leg as well.