Oblique Exercises for the Beach

Video Transcript

"The next exercise I'm going to show you is primarily for the obliques, but it also will work your rectus abdominals as well. Start on the back and you're going to bring your feet up, and you're going to actually cross your legs this time. This one is a little tricky because it involves hip rotation, so before you even start the exercise itself I want you to get comfortable with the hip rotation, so that you're working those oblique muscles. Perform the hip rotation a few times, and when you become comfortable with the hip rotation. You're going to bring your hands up right by your temples, again, without pulling on your head. Taking your right hand, you're going to reach up toward your opposite heel. So, on my foot it's my right heel, but you want to reach up in the opposite direction while performing that hip rotation so that you're involving the obliques. Reach toward that heel, hold. Bring your body back to center, and then you're going to perform that on the other side. Rotate and reach. Back to center, abs are tight. Rotate and reach. Your shoulder blades should stay off the floor slightly, so that you're contracting your abdominals. You do not want to completely rest on the floor. They should stay off the floor the entire time. You're reaching, center, and switch. This one's a little bit more advanced. It involves the hip rotation which may take a few, it may take a little adjusting to. But it's a great exercise for the rectus abdominals and the obliques."