Seated Ab Contractions
- Seat yourself comfortably on a solid chair, with your back straight and unsupported. Keep your feet planted about hip-width apart.
- Slowly draw your abs in and tense lightly
- Hold for the specified time, ideally a second or two, and then release, pushing your abs back outwards
Related exercises to discover
Seated ab contractions is a at-home exercise that targets abs. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Inchworms / walkouts, resistance / weighted crunches and incline plank shoulder taps / planks. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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