10 Minute Beginner Ab Workout for Women {At Home, No Equipment!}
This beginner ab workout for women does not require any equipment and you can easily exercise in the comfort of your own home.
Do this using a carpet, a thick towel, or a yoga mat. I use this Yoga mat.
These at home exercises are great if you’re just starting out and want to tone your stomach and you can do them in only 10 minutes.
A good beginner ab workout starts with a quick warm up and focuses on different ab exercises that tone the upper abdominal, obliques, and lower abdominal.
Also check out: Resistance Band Core Workout, and Bench Ab Workout
Benefits of working out at home
#1 Time saving
Working out at home can save you time. There is no need for a commute to your next gym. Simply get dressed and get started.
You also have the opportunity to do a quick 10-minute workout at home. If you go to the gym, you always have to commit to hours for the car drive and class duration.
But at home, you can sneak in a 10 or 20 minute workout and save lots of time. This can increase the frequency of your workouts during the week!
#2 Save money
There are thousands of great workout routines on the internet. You can find instructional exercise videos on YouTube for any type of fitness!
Make a training plan and add different workouts every day. From yoga to HIIT, these are all free and therefore save you lots of money.
#3 Flexibilty
Besides saving time, you can also be more flexible throughout the day. Maybe you want to workout very early in the morning or late at night.
Maybe you like to workout during lunch break. With at home workouts you don’t have to rely on gym hours.
You are also not forced to follow the speed of the gym class instructor and can go at your own pace during your home workout.
Lastly, you are not bound to one facility. You can do home workouts in your basement, in your garden, or even when you’re away in a hotel room.
10 Minute Beginner Ab Workout
Note the workout you will complete and the day you plan to do it, set a rest day, and keep count of your sets and reps so you can track improvement.
It’s very motivating to see how you go from holding a plank for 20 seconds to holding a plank for one minute!
Make sure to take a 30 second break between each ab exercise, stretch after the workout, and drink plenty of water. Check out this 10-minute beginner stretching routine!
#1 Warm Up: High Knees (20 reps, 10 each side)
Place your feet hip width apart. Lift your right knee towards your chest then switch knees with a light hop. Move your arms along the side of your body for balance (see picture).
#2 Pilates (Hold for 10 Seconds)
Lay on your back and lift your shoulders off the floor while placing your hands next to your hip. Lift your feet up and hold.
Make sure your back touches the floor. If your back bows, raise your legs higher for a rounder back. Keep your legs straight.
#3 Russian Twist (10 reps, 5 each side)
Sit on the floor in a V position keeping your knees bent. Move your fists together in front of your belly, then move them together hip to hip.
Try to move them as far to the side and down next to your hip as possible. If this is too easy, lean back further.
#4 Windshield Wipers (10 reps, 5 each side)
Lie on your back and stretch your arms in a 90 degree angle away from your body. Pull in your legs by making a 90 degree angle with your legs.
Then rock them side to side like a windshield wiper making sure not to lift the shoulders off the floor.
#5 Single Leg Jack Knife (10 reps, 5 each side)
Lie on your back and stretch your arms above your head. Then lift one leg up and reach your hands toward your foot at the same time.
Make sure legs and arms stay straight and your upper body is completely lifted off the floor. Slowly lower your body back down to the starting position then switch legs.
#6 Plank (20 seconds)
Start on your toes and hands or elbows and keep your body straight like a board. Your feet can be hip width apart and your hands or elbows shoulder width.
Hold this position. Make sure your hips don’t drop too low or rise too high.
#7 Flutter Kicks (20 seconds or 20 reps, 10 each side)
Lie on your back and place your arms next to your body (straight). Lift both legs and keep them straight while moving them up and down the opposite way.
If there is a gap between the floor and your back, raise your upper body to round out your back. You can then lean on your elbow and place them next to your body to help hold up the weight.
#8 Bicycle Crunch (10 reps, 5 each side)
Lie on the floor and place your hand behind your head. Open up your elbows and move the left elbow towards the right knee while twisting your core.
Lift the leg in a 90 degree angle towards your elbow.
Move back into the starting position then switch sides. Don’t pull on your head and be sure to keep your elbows open. You are not supposed to see your elbow in front of you.
