This is day five in the 30 Abs Exercises In 30 Days Series of articles.

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If you’re at all like me you get bored doing the same old abs exercises, if you get to them at all. For the next 30 days I’m going to give you a new abdominal exercise along with instructions on how to correctly perform the exercise!

Abs Exercise #5: Crunch On Exercise Ball

The exercise ball or swiss ball is an excellent tool to strengthen the abs and comes out at number three for working the abdominals according to this San Diego State University study that looked at 13 of the most popular abdominal workouts.

Here is the proper way to perform the exercise ball crunch:

1. Sit on the exercise ball and place your feet flat on the floor.
2. Sit back on the ball slowly lowering yourself until your stomach and thighs are parallel with the floor.
3. Place your hands at the side of your head or cross them over your chest.
4. Contract your stomach muscles and lift your ribs up towards your pelvis.
5. Slowly lower yourself back down and repeat for 10 to 15 reps.

Things to remember when doing crunches on an exercise ball:

• If you need to, sit next to a wall or chair to hold on for balance.
• Keep your upper body and thighs parallel to the floor.
• Don’t let the ball roll back as you crunch up.
• To make the exercise harder your can move your feet closer to the ball so it’s less stable

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Next In The Series: Leg Lift Roman Crunch
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