When many think of core exercises, usually, sit-ups and crunches first pop into mind…or any exercise that has us lying on our back (like in the picture above). What some don’t realize is that we can target our abs, core, trunk or whatever you want to call it, with exercises that don’t involve back lying or neck cranking.
I was asked by the folks at Prevention.com (Rodale publishing, same publisher as Men’s Health, Women’s Health, and Runner’s World) to design a core focused workout that doesn’t involve lying on your back. I asked Girl Gone Strong member Molly Galbraith to help out with the workout design and this is what we came up with:
Read the article here: Crunch-Free Core and Ab Exercises
For videos of the exercises included in this workout, refer below:
1A. Kneeling Ball Roll Out
1B. Half Kneeling Anti-Rotation Press
2A. Slow Mountain Climber
2B. Plank Bench Row
3A. Single Arm Cable Chest Press
3B. Unilateral Walking Lunge
Again, to read the workout, check out: Crunch-Free Core and Ab Exercises
photo credit: Edson Hong via photopin cc
