5 Min Abs Anytime workout

Ball Squat with Knee Lift

Targets: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Core, Chest, Shoulders

• Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a weighted ball in front of chest.
• Bend knees 90 degrees.
• Hold for 2 counts.
• Slightly straighten legs, shifting weight to left foot as you lift right knee to waist height and extend arms overhead (shown).
• Return to start and complete 10 reps on each side.

Single-Leg Lunge

Targets: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Core

• Stand in a lunge with left foot in front, knees bent and left thigh parallel to floor.
• Lean forward from hip, then straighten left leg, extending right leg behind you 45 degrees (shown).
• Return to start.
• Complete 10 reps on each side.

Push-Up with Leg Lift

Targets: Chest, Triceps, Core

• Start in the up phase of a push-up.
• Keeping hips square to floor, lift left leg 10 inches.
• Bend elbows to lower chest toward floor (shown); hold for 2 counts.
• Return to start and lower left leg.
• Do 10 times; then switch sides

Standing Leg Lif

Targets: Glutes, Core

• Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a medicine ball in front of your chest, elbows bent.
• Shift weight to right leg and extend left to the side in 3 counts as you extend your arms (shown).
• Hold for 2 counts, then take 3 counts to return to start.
• Do 15 times, then switch sides.

Bicycle Crunch

Targets: Upper Abdominals, Obliques, Hip Flexors

• Sit with knees bent 90 degrees.
• Hold a medicine ball at chest level and lean upper body back to engage abs.
• Bring right knee toward left elbow, extending left leg (start).
• Return to start.
• Do 15 reps on each side.