When summer is knocking on the door wouldn’t it be just wonderful to have a slim waist and wear your bikini with pride?
You can get rid of some of the fat in your waist with a proper diet. However, you need to complete your diet with the right exercises for a slim waist.
Different types of exercises should be done together to have a slim waist. Working the right abdominal muscles plays a key role in slimming the waist. You can slim your waist by working out regularly with exercises that strengthen your abdomen, obliques and transverse abdominal muscles.
Let’s take a look at the waist slimming exercises.
1. Jump rope twist
Jumping rope can turn into a wonderful waist slimming exercise. Both your metabolism speeds up and also your abdominal muscles work during this exercise. All you have to do is to twist your waist while jumping rope.
– Jump rope as described for 40 seconds.
– Rest for 15 seconds.
– Do 3 sets of this exercise
If you don’t like to jump rope, you can do this exercise by jumping without a rope.
2. Standing oblique twist
Standing oblique twist is an ideal exercise for working the abdominal and oblique muscles.
If you want, you can do this exercise with a stick.
– If you are doing with a stick, place the stick in a horizontal position on your shoulders and wrap your arms over it.
-Stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
– Now turn from the hips and swing your arms forward and backwards as much as you can.
– Do the movement for 1 minute. Then rest and do it for 1 more minute.
3. Bicycle crunches
Just like jump rope twist exercise, bicycle crunches is a very effective cardio and abdominal stretching exercise.
– Lie on your back. Clasp your hands on the back of your neck. Lift up your legs gently as you bend your knees.
– As you pull your left knee towards yourself, lean forward and bring your right elbow closer to your knee.
– Now do the same movement in the other direction.
– Do the movement for 10 times. After resting for 2 minutes do 10 repetitions.
4. Cat vomit exercise
This exercise works your abdominal muscles.
– Put your hands and knees on the ground.
– Exhale forcefully and breathe all the air out. When you do this, your abdominal muscles will contract.
– Pull your belly button in towards your spine as much as possible. Wait for 6 seconds in this position. Then take a breath.
– Repeat the exercise for 5 times.
– Be careful not to be out of breath during the exercise. Do not strain your back and neck.
5. Alternate heel touchers
This movement works internal and external oblique muscles.
– Lie on your back and bend your knees. Put your hands next to your hips.
– Gently lift your body from the floor and touch your heel with one hand by leaning down.
– Go back to starting position and do the same movement with the other hand.
– Do the movement for 1 minute at your own pace. Then rest and do it for 1 more minute.
6. Vertical hip lifts
Vertical hip lifts work transverse abdominal muscles.
– Lie on your back. Your legs should be up at a 90 degree angle.
– Position your arms on the sides. You can get support by pressing your palms down.
– Now while you’re breathing out pull your legs towards your head and then lift your hips off the floor.
– Do the movement for 10 times. Then rest and do 10 more repetitions.
