When it comes to waist qualms this is one of the most frequently reported. But, one thing to get straight from the jump is that fat loss the process of retaining muscle but losing excess fat does not work through spot-reduction. Basically, you can’t choose where you lose fat from, that largely comes down to genetics and how your body works. What you can do, is make sure you’re eating a nutrient dense diet that’s suited to your goals, at the same time as regularly exercising, mixing up strength training and cardio.
What are the best exercises for a ‘smaller’ waist?.
Again, there’s no one exercise that’s going to whittle you a strong, cinched core, if you’re one of the 1.3k people who search for exercises for a smaller waist every month. Instead, building an exercise routine that strengthens your core muscles and also helps you to lose body fat will help to change your body composition. (We’d also like to add that you’ll get so much more from performance based goals over aesthetic ones, like aiming to lift heavier or run further).
Best Waist Exercises.
- Slide plank.
a) Lean on the right side of your body in a straight line from your head to your feet, with your arm bent and your elbow directly beneath your shoulders.
b) Hold for 30 seconds and repeat on the left.
2. Russian twists.
a) Lie on your back, knees raised and bent at 45° with feet hovering just off the floor and both hands holding the weight above your chest. Use your abs to raise your torso to a 45° angle with the floor.b) Slowly twist your torso to the right side, keeping your arms straight and raised. Pause and then reverse the twist to repeat on the left side. That’s one rep.
3. Alternating bird dog.
a) Get into a tabletop position on the floor on your hands and knees, tuck your bum under and engage your core. Raise your right arm until it’s next to your ear while simultaneously lifting your left leg until it’s parallel with the floor.
b) Return to the starting position and repeat with the left arm and right leg. That’s one rep. Keeping your core tight will stop you falling to one side.
4. Single knee crunch with twist.
a) Start lying on your back, with one leg bent and the other straight out, and your fingers by you temples.
b) Crunch up from your core (don’t strain your neck forward or up) at the same time as twisting towards the bent knee, at a 45 degree angle. Return to the starting position and repeat
5. Plank hip dips.
a) Start in forearm plank position.
b) Lower your left hip to the floor, twisting your torso but keeping upper arms and shoulders stable.
c) From the left hand side, reverse the move to drop your right hip down to the right hand side. Keep your body moving as your drop from side to side but make sure to stay engaged in the core
6. Thread the needle.
a) Lie in a side plank position with your arm extended to the ceiling.
b) Lower your arm, ‘threading’ through below your hip and extend back up. Keep your hips up and high!
7. T-bar rotations.
a) Start in high plank position, with shoulders over wrists and one straight, engaged line from your head to your toes.
b) Lifting your left hand from the mat, open up to a side plank position.
c) Lower your hand back to the mat and repeat on the other side.
These may be the steps to losing weight, but they go a long way when it comes to reclaiming a trim waist. Start today.
