Abdominal or ab exercises are exercises specifically designed to strengthen and tone the muscles, tendons, and ligaments of the body's midsection. Because a trim core and waist is so highly desirable in modern culture, these exercises have become exceedingly popular. This fact is only heightened by the fact that many, if not most, ab exercises requires little if any expensive equipment.
It is often overlooked that different ab exercises are designed to pinpoint certain areas of the abdominal system, which contains four distinct sections: upper abdominals, lower abdominals, love handles, and lower back. Each section of the abdominal system is distinct and each has certain ab exercises that work best in strengthening and toning it specifically. Whether the goal is to build core strength for sports or bodybuilding, or just to achieve that ultra-desirable trim torso-look, the most effective method is to do a variety of ab exercises targeting all abdominal areas, not just focusing on a single section.
