While you may be sweating it out to get or stay in shape, but the exercises that are a part of your regimen may be counterproductive. So much so that doing them is not only useless, but can be dangerous too.
Let’s start with the most popular way to get rock hard abs; crunches.
CRUNCHES
Basic crunches only target a small area and what makes the matter worse is that it can do serious damage to the disc in your spine. Also the little effect crunches have on your abs too gets reduced with time. That means you have to work out harder to get the same results.
A good alternative to get great abs is going for plank work outs, it’s by far the most effective abdominal exercise.To do a plank, put your toes and forearms on the floor with your butt pointing up and your body straight. Repeat 3 to 5 times as required, clocking 60 seconds for each rep.