You will struggle to meet someone who doesn’t want a set of perfect abs – or at least appreciates the sight of them on another person!
Funnily enough, we all have abs, they just tend to be hidden away under a ‘protective’ layer of fat. This workout routine aims at blasting away the belly fat to reveal shredded abs underneath, and it shouldn’t take more than ten minutes and the routine can easily be slotted with your other fitness regimes.
These exercises aim to use high-intensity interval training (HIIT) principles by incorporating jump rope routines as part of the interval training between the other routines that target the core. This allows the fat to get burned away as well as increasing your core strength to provide a killer set of abs.
All you need is a jump rope, a mat and 10 minutes to spare!
The Jump Rope
Jump rope exercise offers a fine spot of cardio to help increase the heart rate and burn those calories. Start the exercise routine with a solid 30 seconds of jump rope – this will be repeated between each set!
V-Sit Up
Lie flat on the ground with your body facing towards the ceiling, keeping your hands flat and by your side.
Contract your core and then lift your left leg upwards off of the ground whilst simultaneously trains your upper body. As your reach forwards, touch your right arm with the outside of the left leg. Return your body and leg to the starting position and then swap sides.
Alternate between each side for 30 seconds to finish the first move off, and then jump rope for 30 seconds!
Knee to Elbow Plank
Start in the traditional plank position, keeping the hands right beneath the shoulders and keeping your feet a hip-width distance apart. Your back should remain straight, and your hips level with this – then engage the core.
As you engage the core, raise the right leg and bring the knee forwards towards the left elbow and then bring it back to the floor.
Switch sides so the left knee meets with the right elbow this time, continuing to keep the core contracted the whole time. Continue to alternate between legs for 30 seconds to finish the set. Then perform another 30 seconds of jump rope.
Continue reading on to the second page for the final core exercises that make up this routine.
