We lament that we don't have enough time to fit in fitness, yet most of us find the time to fit in our favorite TV shows at the end of a busy day. So in the interest of juggling fitness with pleasure, why not take advantage of all those six-pack and rippled potato chips commercials to whittle your middle into a better kind of rippled six-pack?
The routine below is meant to be done in those 1- and 2-minute commercial intervals, 3 to 4 times a week,during an hour of TV watching. (Or just do it all at once before you hit the sack.) If you haven't been doing core work, know that some of these might be very challenging - but the more you keep at it,the more of the routine you will be able to complete. And it's better to plank for 10 seconds at a time than not at all. Eventually, you WILL master the 30- and 60-second plank!
Keep in mind that clean eating and cardio are vital for uncovering the muscles you're building in your core. And happy chips-free TV-crunching!
The "Six-Pack During Six Packs" Badass Core Routine
Commercial Break 1
- Plank for 30 seconds, rest for 15
- Repeat
Commercial Break 2
- Side Plank for 30 seconds on the right
- 10 side plank dips
- Side Plank for 30 seconds on the left
- 10 side plank dips
Commercial Break 3
- Boat Pose for 30 seconds, rest for 15
- Repeat
Commercial Break 4
- 90-degree ab crunches for 50 (legs are bent to 90 degrees, shins parallel to the floor)
- 90-degree left oblique ab crunches for 25 (legs still at 90 degrees, knees tilted to the right, to work the left obliques)
- 90-degree right oblique ab crunches for 25 (legs still at 90 degrees, knees tilted to the left, to work the right obliques)
Commercial Break 5
- 40 ankle reaches for obliques: Feet on the floor up near butt, shoulders slightly lifted, reach right hand toward right ankle, then left hand toward left ankle, gaze up at the ceiling
- 40 regular crunches
Commercial Break 6
- 45-second plank, 15 second rest
- Repeat
Coming up: A new bootcamp routine you can do anywhere!
