Reality star Kourtney Kardashian has worked hard on her abs and she has the pics to prove it!
Now that her husband, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is out of the hospital, the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star is looking to make the most of her summer… and she’s helping her followers sculpt the abs of their dreams too!
Kourtney Kardashian Flaunts Her Toned Abs In Itty Bitty Bikini
“The Kardashians” reality star took to her Instagram Stories on Monday to share a selfie in a red-and-pink bikini. Her toned tummy is on full display in a string thong tied in bows around the curves in her hips.
On her Poosh lifestyle blog, she shared three easy moves to help get her followers’ abs “bikini ready.”
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Kourtney proves that she is instantly relateable in the beginning of her blog post when she writes “If you’re anything like us, then you already have way too many bikinis lined up on your shopping wishlist for the new season.”
“With swimsuit weather around the corner comes the pressure to kick your fitness plan into high gear,” she continued. “While a toned body doesn’t appear overnight, there are exercises you can do to quickly tighten and define your core so you can feel your best once bikini season arrives.”
First Up On Your Ab Workout List: Raised Leg Crunches
To get fans ready for summer, the first exercise that Kourtney recommends is raised leg crunches to tone the lower and middle abs.
To perform this exercise, you should lie flat on your back and raise your legs, bending your knees to form a 90-degree angle. Next, you should place your hands behind your head and slowly crunch straight forward. Make sure that you are pulling with your abs and not pulling on the back of your neck when you perform this exercise!
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You then repeat the crunch by pulsing your upper body toward your knees. When performing this exercise, it is important to keep your back flat and chin up to avoid unnecessary neck strain. Fitness trainers recommend pretending that you have a tennis ball underneath your chin to make sure you keep your chin up!
Kourtney recommends that her followers repeat this exercise for three sets of thirty crunches, so this exercise will be performed ninety times total!
Fitness enthusiasts who are already versed in this exercise can try adding weights for resistance to help promote ab strength.
Exercise #2: Jackknife Push-Ups
The second exercise that Kourtney Kardashian uses to keep her abs bikini ready is Jackknife Push-Ups. This exercise tones the arms, core, and legs.
For this workout, you’re going to need a BOSU ball. You should position your arms shoulder-width apart and do a push-up with your hands on the ball. As you push up, pop your feet apart like you’re doing jumping backs with your feet, and then bring them back together when you go back down in your push-up.
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The BOSU ball requires you to engage your core muscles to build your abs and also gives your arms a good workout too! Beginners can still do push-ups on their knees or their toes and make sure to keep their core flexed and tight as they move up and down. Experts can make this move more advanced by placing their feet on a bench or a chair and then doing a push-up with their hands on the floor.
Kourtney also recommends that followers do these push-ups for three sets of thirty seconds, so you’d be doing 90 seconds of push-ups total. That’s probably half the length of your favorite song!
You’re Almost There! Do Some Bicycle Crunches And Then You’re Done!
The final exercise Kourtney recommends is one that many fans have already done in gym class… bicycle crunches! This exercise is great to tone the middle and upper abs.
To perform this exercise, you begin by lying on the floor and placing your legs at a 90-degree angle. Again, place your arms behind your head, making sure not to pull on your neck.
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Keeping your shoulders high, press your lower back flat against the mat. Cycle your legs back and forth as if you were riding a bicycle, with your shoulders off the ground. As you work your legs, perform a slight crunch and move your elbows to the opposite knee to engage your obliques.
This exercise should also be performed for three sets of thirty seconds, and then you’re done! Abs are like any muscle and need rest to recover and grow stronger, so make sure to take at least a day of rest between each ab workout.
Fans can also follow along with the ten-minute ab workout in the video below for a great ab-burning workout!
