Best workouts for flat stomach you can do at home

  

10 Best exercises for a flat stomach 

1. Planks 

                 One of the best exercises that you can do for your core is a plank. Do for plank go down on the floor in the press-up position. Put the weight on the forearms while bending your elbows. Form a straight line through your body from shoulders to ankle, suck your belly button into the spine and hold on the position for some time and relax. In the beginning, you may be able to hold the pose only for 8-10 seconds. Don't worry, this will increase as you keep doing this. Repeat the same five-six times.  

2. Bicycle crunches

                           a) Lie down with your head and shoulders raised, hands behind your head and legs in a tabletop position.

                                   b) Bring your right elbow to meet the left knee while straightening your right leg at a 45-degree angle. 

     

3. Burpees

                  This explosive exercise works your core and helps to burn fat.

• Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
• Squat down and place your palms in front of you on the floor directly under your shoulders.
• Jump your legs back to come into a pushup position.
• Do 1 pushup, then jump your feet back to the starting position.
• Raise your arms overhead as you explosively jump.
• Upon landing, lower back down to the squat position.
• Do 6–10 sets of 12–25 repetitions.                                                    

4. Sit-ups

                   

                Strengthening the abdominal muscles is the advantage of this exercise. Start by lying flat on a floor mat, face up. You can put your arms behind your head or cross them in front of your torso. Now, keep your lower body still and move your upper body towards your knees. Take a deep breath and exhale as you go up. Inhale as you bring your body back to the mat. Make sure your arms are not pushing against your head and neck too much. You are supposed to use the abdominal muscles to move up and down, so make sure your neck is not strained during this exercise. Do this 10-15 times.

5. Crossover Crunch

                                   Lay flat on the mat with your body positioned in a straight line from the top of your head, down your spine, and into your tailbone.

1. Place your hands behind your head, elbows out.
2. Inhale as you cross your left leg over your right resting your left ankle your right knee.
3. Exhale as you contract your abdominal muscles and slowly raise your upper body off the mat (similar to a basic crunch).
4. Slowly twist your torso to your left as you squeeze your abs, bringing your right elbow to your left knee until they touch.
5. Inhale as you slowly lower your upper body back down to the mat.

When you've completed your desired number of reps for the first side, switch and perform the same exercise on the other side (placing your right ankle on your left knee and twisting your torso to the right).

6. Mountain Climber

                                   

                                  Get into a plank position, making sure to distribute your weight evenly between your hands and your toes.

1. Check your form—your hands should be about shoulder-width apart, back flat, abs engaged, and head in alignment.
2. Pull your right knee into your chest as far as you can.
3. Switch legs, pulling one knee out and bringing the other knee in.
4. Keep your hips down, run your knees in and out as far and as fast as you can. Alternate inhaling and exhaling with each leg change.