A Useful Abdominal Exerciser
09.06.08Most abdominal exercise machines, gadgets and devices are pretty pointless when it comes to actually providing adequate exercise. However there are one or two which I think are actually worthwhile, one being the stability ball which is probably the most used piece of equipment in my gym!
The other may surprise you. The ab wheel is actually a startlingly useful piece of kit and proves to be a great abdominal and core exerciser.
Don’t know what one looks like? Well it is basically a single wheel with two handles to hold on to. see pic below…
Whilst it doesn’t really fit the bill as a multi purpose piece of exercise equipment, like a stability ball or a set of dumbbell it does provide a progressive intensity exercise for the core musculature in your body.
If you don’t want to buy this item and you have a barbell with detachable weights then you can achieve the same result.
The exercise normally associated with this item is the ab rollout. Where off the knees you hold on to the handles and roll the wheel out as far as you can and then roll it back to the start position. To make it harder, lift yourself up on to your toes and do the same exercise.
