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Directory of 100 Abdominal Exercises
With Effective Core Exercises &
The Best Stomach Exercises

This page has links to over 100 abdominal exercises.

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Welcome, if this is your first time visiting this site.

I wanted to have one central location for all the ab exercises so it would be even easier for you to navigate.

Some pages have ab exercises grouped by topic, and other pages are devoted to a single ab exercise.

Click on the page links to view the exercises under that topic, or click on the name of the core or stomach exercises to view more information about that exercise.

On this site, you'll find some of the best ab exercises and also get free ab workout routines.

Have fun and enjoy.

Yours in Health,
Dr. Charles

P.S. I have also created a Picture Directory of all the Ab Exercises:
Picture Directory of Ab Exercises Part I
Picture Directory of Ab Exercises Part II
Picture Directory of Ab Exercises Part III

The Picture Directory is divided into 3 parts so that the pages load a little faster on your computer.

Abdominal Exercise Directory

Ab Crunches: The Most Popular Stomach Exercise

Bicycle Crunches One of my favorite ab exercises.

Kneeling Cable Crunches and Floor Cable Crunches A way to add resistance to your ab exercises.

Swiss Ball Cable Crunches

Hanging Leg Raises

Incline Crunches

Incline Sit Ups

Jack Knife Maneuver

Leg Lifts/ Leg Raises

Oblique Crunches

Russian Twist

Side Crunches

Sit Ups

Oblique Sit Ups

Swiss Ball Ab Exercise:
Ball Exchange between Hands and Feet

Cable Exercises: Half Kneeling Rotations

Cable Exercises: Cable Lifts

Functional Training Exercise: Cable Chops

Kneeling Rotation Cable Exercise

Cable Exercises: Standing Rotations

Ab Training and Core Training
Plank Exercise Variation, Opposite Hand and Leg Raises
Plank Exercise Variation, Opposite Elbow and Knee Touches Level 1
Plank Exercise Variation, Opposite Elbow and Knee Touches Level 1

Ab Wheel (Fit Wheel/ Power Wheel)
Front Arm Roll Outs
Rear Leg Roll Ins (Piques)

Ab Wheel Alternatives with an Exercise Ball
Front Roll Outs
Roll Ins
Piques

Ab Exercises on the Ball
Ab Crunches
Oblique Crunches
Russian Twists

Advanced Isometric Exercises on the Ball
Plank Variation: Toes on Ball- Hands on Floor
Plank Variation: Reverse Plank on Ball
Stability Ball Planks

Advanced Stability Ball Ab Exercises
Stability Ball Roll-ins
Stability Ball Piques
Stability Ball Side Crunches

Ankle Weights to Add Resistance to Ab Exercises
Reverse Crunches
Leg Raises
Bicycle Crunches

Best Core Exercises for Upper Body Speed and Power
Stability Ball Crunches and Medicine Ball Throw
Medicine Ball Chest Pass
Medicine Ball Overhead Soccer Throw

Best Lower Ab Exercises (Advanced #1)
Decline Reverse Crunches (Lower Ab Crunches)
Decline Leg Raises

Best Lower Ab Exercises (Advanced #2)
Hanging Knee Raises
Hanging Leg Raises

Bosu Ball Ab Crunches

Bosu Ball Lower Ab Crunches

Bosu Ball Ab Exercises
Bosu Ball V-ins
Bosu Ball Russian Twists
Bosu Ball Crunches and 1 Leg Combo
Bosu Ball Side Crunches

Bosu Ball Lower Ab Exercises
Bosu Ball Marching/ Heel Taps
Bosu Ball Leg Raises
Bosu Ball Flutter Kicks

Bosu Ball Exercises to Strengthen the Abdominal Muscles
Bosu Ball Crunches with Knee Ins
Bosu Ball Oblique Crunches with Knee Ins
Bosu Ball Bicycle Crunches

Bosu Balance Trainer Plank Variations
Full Plank Soft Side
1 Leg Plank Soft Side
Full Plank Flat Side
1 Leg Plank Flat Side

Core Stabilization Exercise
The Drawing-In Maneuver: Good for core workouts

Core Board Exercises
Plank Twist
Core Board Push Ups
Twisting Knee Raises
1 Leg hip Hinge

Core Strengthening Exercises
Plank Exercise with Frog Kicks (Knee Raises) Level 1
Plank Exercise with Frog Kicks (Knee Raises) Level 2

Dumbbell Ab Exercises
Standing Side Bends for Abs
Dumbbell Crunches on a Stability Ball for Abs
Overhead Dumbbell Side Bends for the Obliques
Combo Ab Exercise: Dumbbell Pullovers and Ab Crunches

Exercises for Building Core Strength by David Bohmiller
Advanced Stability Ball Plank with Frog Kicks
Stability Ball Bridges with Alternating Leg Extensions
Plank Position with Cone Touches

Floor Abs Exercise Variations
Flutter Kicks
Scissor Kicks
V-Ins

Floor Abs Exercises with the Exercise Ball
Reverse Crunches
Side Rolls for the Obliques
Push Crunches for the Abs

Hanging Knee Raises Variations
Single Knee Hanging Knee Raises
Double Knee Hanging Knee Raises
Oblique Hanging Knee Raises

Isometric Exercises for Stomach Strengthening
Full Plank
Half Plank
Side Plank

Plank Exercise Variations
Moving Side Plank: Elbow and Feet
moving Side Plank: Hand and Feet
1 Leg Plank on the Floor

Lower Abdominal Exercises (basic)
Reverse Crunches (lower ab crunches)
Double Crunches

Easy Lower Back Exercises on the Floor
Prone Opposite Arm and Leg Raise
Quadruped Opposite Arm and Leg Raise

Lower Stomach Exercises on a Bench
Vertical Hip Thrusts
Oblique Hip Thrusts

Lower Back Strengthening Exercises on 45 Degree Slant Board
Lower Back Extensions: Hands Across Chest
Lower Back Extensions: Hands Behind Head
Lower BAck Extensions With Rotation

Lower Back Exercises on the Floor
Back Extension
Superman: Upper Body only
Superman: Upper Body and Lower Body

Low Back Exercises on the Ball
Back Extension
Reverse Leg Lifts
Alternate Arm and Leg Raise

Medicine Ball Abdominal Exercises
Russian Twist/ V-sit Twist
Medicine Ball Toe Touch Crunches
Medicine Ball Crunches on the Stability Ball

Oblique Exercises

Partnered Ab Exercises
Medicine Ball Sit Ups with a Toss
Back-to-Back Medicine Ball Russian Twists
Crunches with Hand Taps

Abdominal Oblique Exercises
Side Leg Raises on the Floor
Side Leg Raises on a Bosu Ball

Rotational Core Training Exercises
Plank Variation with Core Twists Level 1
Plank Variation with Core Twists Level 2

Rotational Stomach Exercises
Double Knees to the Side
Double Legs to the Side

Stomach Toning Exercises
Stomach Crunches with Heel Touches
Oblique Stomach Crunches with Heel Touches

Trainer Favorites Sarah C
Weighted Russian Twists
Crunches and Leg Raises Combo
Side Plank with Twisting Crunches

Trainer Favorites Daihyana V
Crunches with 1 Leg Raise
Side V-ins
Star Sit Ups

Trainer Favorites Katrina Hodgson
Ab Exercise Videos:
Exercise ball side crunch
The plank to push up
The complete abs crunch
Side plank with a hip thrust
Get up, get down on the Bosu Ball
Leg lifts on the physioball

Additional Exercises other than Abdominal Exercises:

Basic Dumbbell Arm Exercises

Bridges/ Butt Exercises on the Floor

Bridges/ Butt Exercises on the Exercise Ball

If your goal is to lose belly fat, remember that abdominal exercises are not enough by themselves. You need a comprehensive approach to fitness that includes cardio, weight training and good nutrition. Check out my ebook on how to lose belly fat.

Also, this site has tons of free ab workouts and core workouts.

Most of the free ab workouts use the abdominal exercises on the site. Some of the ab workouts have pictures of the ab exercises on the same page and other workouts have links to the pages where the pictures and descriptions of the abdominal exercises are located.

My goal is to provide over 100 abdominal exercises on this site. Check back often to get new tips and learn new abdominal exercises. Or subscribe to my rss feed/blog or newsletter to stay informed about updates and changes.

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See you soon.
Yours in Health
Dr. Charles

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