BEST OBLIQUE EXERCISES 5 Oblique Exercises to Include in Your Workout Routine
SIDE PLANK HIP DIPS
1
It targets the abs, obliques, and back muscles too. It would be a great add-on into a tone program for women or men.
Lie down on your one side with one elbow propped up, aligning
your
body
straight
and
stacked
on
top
of
one
another, then slowly lift up your hips. You have to lower down your hip slowly until it touches the ground barely, then you have to lift back up. Perform 10-12 reps before dropping down completely. Repeat the whole process on the other side.
2 MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS This exercise hits your abdominals and your obliques both. Not only this, it boosts your cardiac health and also increases your pelvic mobility.
Take an inclining platform and position your hands on the platform, placing your hands wider than the shoulder. Pull your one leg inwards to the chest. You have to maintain the motion, and once you put your forward leg backward, push your alternate inward to the chest. Do two sets for 30 reps on each side.
3 CURL WITH A TWIST If
you
wish
to
increase
the
mobility
in
your
obliques,
core
strength with a lean body, then curl with a twist. A body tone program should definitely include this exercise. Lie down with your knees bent and feet lying flat on the floor, hip-width apart. Hold a small exercising ball, point elbows outwards, and then curl up, still pressing your lower back down into the mat. Hold it for at least 10 seconds while abs are entirely engaged in the process. Lay down on the back of your waist, twist your upper body to the left and then hold it there for 30 seconds. Repeat on the other side.Keep your feet in the air for a better challenge.
4 SUPINE OBLIQUES This exercise works as a wonder for your core as it isolates the obliques
for
further
strengthening.
It
keeps
them
entirely
activated during the whole movement range while keeping the lower back protected at all costs.
Lie down on your back, extend your arms straight up above your head. Engage your core; lift your legs into a position where your knees are bent at a 90-degree angle. Tilt the knees to the left and lower the feet until your toes barely touch the floor without changing the angle of knees. Do it on both sides and count it as one rep. Do three sets of 15 reps.
5 BREAKDANCER This
exercise
can
help
you
shed
overall
body
fat
and
help
in
revealing your waistline quicker. How to perform this exercise? Begin with all fours— knees underneath the hips and your wrist placed underneath your shoulders. Exhale to hold the abs and then lift the knees to hover off the mat. Then you have to kick your leg under the body and diagonally to the left while rotating hips to the left and dropping your heel on the mat. At the same time, raise your left arm and come to the position
of
all
four
and
hover.
Exercise
for
30
seconds
and
repeat on the opposite side for 30 seconds again. Keep the count of reps equal on both sides.
Source: www.gymventures.com/oblique-exercises-to-include-in-your-workout-routine