Get fit in 5 minutes: 5 exercises for flat abs

If you want to get flat abs, do this workout. It is a five-exercise workout. It is designed by New York fitness trainer Chelsea Dornan. For each move, you have to do as many reps as you can in 60 seconds and then move on to the next exercise.

So that’s it.

1. Plank push-up
Get fit in 5 minutes: 5 exercises for flat abs

This involves getting up and down in planks: we stand on the floor with our hands and toes on the mat. This is the initial push-up position.
From there we move to the plank position on our elbows, and then we return to the original position.
Do as many repetitions as you can in 60 seconds and then move on to the next exercise.

2. V-Abs
Get fit in 5 minutes: 5 exercises for flat abs

First, you need to lie down on the floor. Then, extend your arms above your head. This is the starting position.
Next, stand up with your arms extended and straight towards your legs, which you also raise straight.
The idea is to support yourself on your buttocks, trying to touch (or get as close as possible) your feet with your hands. Then, inhale as you return to the starting position.
Do as many repetitions as you can in 60 seconds and then move on to the next exercise.

3. Side plank with leg lift
Get fit in 5 minutes: 5 exercises for flat abs

Lie on your side with your body touching the floor.
Put your left arm on your hip and slowly lift your pelvis upwards, applying your weight to your right arm and keeping both legs together.
ow, separate your left leg from your right leg.
ry to stay in this position for 10 seconds and then slowly return to the resting position.
You can use a resistance band around your knees to apply extra pressure.
Do as many repetitions as you can in 60 seconds and then move on to the next exercise.

4. Sit-ups with raised legs
Get fit in 5 minutes: 5 exercises for flat abs

Lie on your back on the floor and raise both legs.
Put your hands behind your head and do an abdominal push-up.
Return to the starting position. This is one repetition.
Perform as many repetitions as you can in 60 seconds and then move on to the next exercise.

5. Leg scissors
Get fit in 5 minutes: 5 exercises for flat abs

Lie on your back on the floor. Put your arms at your sides, palms facing the floor.
Lift your legs a few inches, keeping them straight.
Move your right leg to the left and vice versa, making sure your feet are crossed. That’s one repetition.
Do as many repetitions as you can in 60 seconds.

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