The Bicycle Exercise

Here’s a very good ab exercise that I found in this site. It’s very simple, and pretty effective too. It’s called the bicycle exercise. Like its name suggests, your legs are moving as if pedaling a bicycle. However, it is done face down so that the stomach muscles are tensed and exercised.

Here’s how this ab exercise goes:

First, you need a flat and clean floor to lie down in. Lay down on your back with your fingers laced behind your head. Now, slowly lift your shoulders off the ground. You must do this without moving your neck, or the ab exercise fails. Next, slowly lift your right leg towards your chest until it forms a 45-degree angle, at the same time moving the left elbow towards the right knee. Then straighten your right leg, while moving the left leg and right elbow towards the same position. Alternate between the two sides for 12 to 16 repetitions, or more if your body can take it.

Take note, this ab exercise strengthens the abdominal muscles, but it does not burn the fat away if that is what you expect. I will publish more abs exercises for flat abdomens in the near future.