Seated Oblique Twists with Medicine Ball

Seated Oblique Twists with Medicine Ball

Seated oblique twists with medicine ball, sometimes called a Russian Twist, is a very effective exercise for strengthening the abdominal muscles, particularly the rectus abdominis, the external obliques and internal obliques.

How to do it right:

• Sit on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
• Contract your abs and sit at about a 45 degrees angle.
• Hold a medicine with both hands directly in front of you
• Contracting your abs, twist slowly from your torso to your right and touch the medicine ball to the floor beside you.
• Quickly, but smoothly, contract your abs and twist your torso and touch the medicine ball to the other side.
• Repeat for the desired number of reps.