Ab Exercises While fitness equipment can certainly help tone your abs, there are a variety of exercises you can do without any equipment at all. When training your abs, it's a good idea to break down the abs into three areas: the upper abs (located below the chest), the lower abs (located above the belly button) and the obliques (located on the sides of the waist). Never sacrifice form for added repetitions. It's preferable to …showed first 75 words of 816 total…

…showed last 75 words of 816 total…in your obliques. When you've completed the movement, your head should be looking over your shoulder as if you're checking the traffic behind you before changing lanes on a highway. Slowly turn your torso to the center and repeat the movement to your right side. It is important to perform this exercise slowly so that you maintain the tension in your obliques. Try to do three to five sets of 20 to 25 repetitions of oblique twists.