Sunday, October 26, 2008

Ab Rollers

One must choose a perfect abdominal machine that has capacity to provide most effective and best exercise to people. It's very simple to use Ab rollers for this purpose. Exercise with ab rollers are really useful in strengthening the muscles of abdominal and trim your waistline. This fitness equipment gives strength to the body by toning ab muscles with low impact and smooth motion. You can get rock hard abs by using ab roller with five minutes daily exercise.

There are plenty of advantages involved in exercising with ab rollers. Like, you can easily do abdominal exercise at home instead of gym. Along with the convenience, it's also very effective and useful method in strengthening the abdominal muscles. Ab rollers provide maintenance to the neck and it keeps one relax during performing any exercise. Many ab rollers are available in order to serve you for the respective purpose.

Some of the commonly used ab rollers are:-

  • Double Exercise Wheel Ab Roller, best for Toning and Strengthening Abs.
  • Ab Roller with additional elbow support targeting both lower and upper abdominal.
  • AB Roller Exerciser Bench, made of PVC, ABS and Steel gives a great comfort to exercise the abdomen and simultaneously strengthens thigh, arm and back.
  • Ab Roller Pro with positioned curved bars gives you elbow support as well as keep you comfortable during workout.

Various abdominal exercises are there which can be done with an ab roller. Some of the effective exercises that can be performed with it are: First of all you have to lie on a mat, place your hands on frame, feet flat on the floor and head against the ab roller pad. Then perform these exercises:-

Basic Crunch –. Using your abdominal muscles, raise your shoulders up to around 45° and then lower them back down to mat, and repeat.

Oblique Crunch - Drop your legs to one side and raise your shoulders up to around 45° and then lower them back down to mat. Repeat with your legs lowered to other side.

  • Raised Knee Crunch and Oblique - Keeping your knees together and back flat, curl your legs up (and to the side for oblique) with your thighs at 90° angle to your back. Raise your shoulders to about 45° and then lower them back down to mat.

  • Raised Straight Leg Crunch - Keeping your legs together, raise your legs straight in air. Then raise your shoulders to about 45° and then lower them back down to mat

  • Bicycle Crunch - Lift your legs and peddle them while simultaneously raising your shoulders to about 45° and then lowering them back down to mat.

  • Double Crunch - With your knees bent, lift your thighs to an angle of 90° in back direction. Then raise your shoulders to about 45° and simultaneously moving your knees toward chest. Then lower your back to mat and return your legs to same angle of 90°.

  • Scissor Crunch - With your legs straight, raise your shoulders to about 45° while simultaneously crossing one leg over the other. Perform this motion with both legs while raising and lowering your shoulders.

So, what are you waiting for? With all above explanations you have understood how much attractive part your abs play in your body and ab rollers are the best way to keep them attractive. So, without wasting your precious time, get them now.

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