Exercises from the community
Reaching Medicine Ball Sit-ups
Reaching Medicine Ball Sit-ups use the weight of the ball to improve visible upper ab definition, adding resistance right where a standard sit-up is weakest. Lie on your back with knees bent, holding a medicine ball at your chest. Perform a full sit-up, reaching the ball forward and up as you reach the top position, then lower back down with control to the starting position.
Bicycles (abs)
Bicycles on a hanging bar work endurance and hypertrophy for the abs through a longer range of motion than the floor version, recruiting the obliques as a synergist throughout. Hang from a pull-up bar with your arms fully extended and core braced. Drive one knee up and across toward the opposite side while extending the other leg, then alternate in a smooth pedaling motion, keeping your torso as still as possible.
Raise All Toes
Walk around the room for a few seconds to relax the feet, then stand straight and still in Mountain pose (Tadasana). Keep your feet parallel and closer than shoulder width. Straighten your legs and allow your spine to lift and lengthen as before, feeling the gentle balloon pull upward from the imaginary string atop your head. Balance your weight evenly in the middle of your foot, evenly on both sides and distributed from front to back. Feel this balanced weight on your feet and allow your feet arches to raise if possible. Once your Mountain is stable and straight: With raised arches, lift all 5 toes of both feet upward, then lower them back down. Repeat this slowly 5-10 times.