7 Waist-Slimming Ab Exercises

Twisted Curl

Targets: Rectus and transversus abdominis and obliques

• Sit on a folded towel on floor with knees bent and feet flat on floor, then lean back to rest on elbows.
• Press rounded lower back into floor, squeeze abs and curl torso up toward left, lifting arms so that both hands grasp outside of left thigh.
• Maintaining curl, release hands so that both hover to outside of thigh and do 20 pulses: Curl torso up toward left by 1 inch, then lower 1 inch. Make it easier: Keep hands on thigh for pulses. Make it harder: Raise arms overhead for pulses.
• Switch sides and repeat. Do 3 sets.

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, April 2011.