No need to spend 20 minutes on your ab workout. These three moves are intense and target the abs so well, you'll be feeling the burn in just three minutes.
Directions: Do all three moves, 20 seconds each, totalling one minute. Then repeat the circuit twice more for a total of three minutes.
Bunny Hop
- Begin in a plank position with the feet together.
- Pull your abs in and jump your feet to the right, bringing your knees toward your right elbow. Your torso will twist to the right.
- Jump your feet back to plank to complete one rep.
- Repeat on the other side, and continue alternating sides for 20 reps total.
V-Sit
- Start in a seated position with your knees bent and feet off the floor. Your chest should be open and lifted. This is similar to a modified Boat pose [2] in yoga.
- With your arms by your sides, slowly unfold from your seated v by simultaneously lowering your torso and legs toward the floor. Stop when your legs are around a 45-degree angle, or when you feel your lower back arch away from the floor. Be sure to keep your head and shoulders off the floor and your lower back pressed into the mat.
- With your core tight and tucked, use your abs to return to the starting position.
- Repeat for 20 seconds, moving slowly and with control.
Elbow Plank With Hip Dips
- From an Elbow Plank position, slowly rotate the spine to lower your right hip to just above the floor. Come back to Elbow Plank.
- Now lower the left hip toward the floor.
- This counts as 1 rep.
- Do as many reps as you can for 20 seconds.
This is the perfect quick workout to do after one of these cardio workouts:
- 20-Minute At-Home, No-Run Cardio Workout [3]
- 45-Minute Interval Treadmill Workout [4]
- 30-Minute Dance Cardio Workout [5]
- Butt-Toning Elliptical Workout [6]