What's The Best Abdominal Exercise

As a personal trainer, "What's the best abdominal exercise?" is one of the most popular fitness questions I get asked.

And the truth is that there are many different answers. The answer I give always depends on someone's definition of "Best".

What most people want to know is which is the best abdominal exercise to get rid of stomach fat, and unfortunately NO abdominal exercise can magically get rid of stomach fat.

This is known as the spot reduction myth. Spot Reduction is the #1 Ab Exercise Myth.

You can do 1000 sit ups, but this is not the best way to get rid of stomach fat. If your goal is to lose stomach fat, you should take a comprehensive approach to fitness and include cardio, weights, and sound nutrition.

Okay, back to the best abdominal exercise. One perspective is that the best ab exercise is the one that you will do on a regular basis. If you like an exercise and can safely perform it with correct form then I say stick with that exercise.

Some of my favorite ab exercises are bicycle crunches, reverse crunches on a decline bench, the plank, and crunches on a stability ball.

If you want to see pictures of those exercises and also learn different ab exercises, visit my site All-About-Abs.com to see pictures of over 100 Ab Exercises.

Yours in Health
Dr. Charles PT/PT