Abdominal exercises are essential in any training routine. It is a work that is usually practiced on the floor, with exercises such as planks or crunches, although can also be worked standingas coach Caroline Idiens shows us.

And there can be many reasons why someone prefers to work their abs standing on the floor. For example, there are those who suffer neck discomfort when performing trunk push-ups on the floor or suffer from damage to the lumbar or cervical discs. On the other hand, abdominal exercises performed lying down can aggravate postural problems such as dorsal kyphosis (humpback) and often They tend to overload muscles such as the iliopsoas.

8 exercises to work abdominals standing

According to the trainer, it is a series of exercises that involve «a great alternative for those who prefer not to do sit-ups lying on the mat.

trunk rotations

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It is an exercise that reminiscent of the Pallof press. With legs wider than hip-width apart, knees slightly bent, extend your arms forward holding a weight and go rotating the trunk from side to sidemaking a stop downtown each time. Inhale in the center and exhale on the sides, while you follow the dumbbell with your eyes.

Elbow-knee

Drop the weight on your right leg and extend your left leg to the opposite side, resting your toe on the floor. Place your left hand on your hip and extend your right arm vertically holding a dumbbell. Inhale and Raise your left knee and bend your right elbow to match them in the center of the body. Repeat on the opposite side.

standing Russian twists

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You must hold the two dumbbells with both hands together and perform turns to the sides with open elbows. The feet are kept open beyond the hips, with the knees locked and the hips always in front. The movement should go from side to side, leading your gaze with the dumbbell.

Trunk push-ups

With your legs open and your arms crossed, turn your trunk and bend it forward to carry each hand to the opposite foot.

Lateral flexion with elbows

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With your legs equally open, bring your hands behind the neck, elbows open and the trunk straight. Tilt it laterally as if you wanted to reach your elbow to your thigh. With each push-up, contract your obliques strongly.

Balance with shoulder press

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Test your core with this exercise, which combines balance with dumbbell arm raises to generate instability. Make several shoulder press keeping the same leg elevated balance and then change legs.

Balance with stride

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Starting from the same balance position with one knee elevated, perform a backward stride. In this case, you must hold a dumbbell in a horizontal position with your hands.

Cross leg raise

With your arms crossed, go raising one leg and the other at 90°, making it coincide with the opposite hand. The trunk should remain straight, without twisting, so that you bring each arm in front of you with each leg lift. Strongly activate the abdomen to raise the legs.