Four abdominal exercises to strengthen your core

1) Crunches: This exercise mainly targets the rectus abdominis. How to do it: Get into the position shown, with feet flat on the floor and hands behind your head. Lift your shoulder blades off the floor as you exhale, hold for two seconds, then lower your body down slowly without relaxing until it is resting on the floor. Aim for 15 repetitions with perfect form. — 123rf

in this column, I’m going to focus on one exercise that you can do for every abdominal muscle.

It’s not to achieve a flat stomach, but to strengthen your core muscles to help stabilise your body, allowing you to move in any direction without losing your balance.