The appearance of prominent six-pack muscles may not be sign of a healthy midsection.
You may be weak, even if you have a perfect-looking six-pack.
Try if you can do these exercises for midsection without shaking or shivering your body.
If you can't, your midsection is much weaker than you expect.
One of my friends is a Pilates teacher.
One of his students was a body builder.
He had great looking abs, including great six-pack and oblique muscles.
However, the bodybuilder was not able to hold a plank position for 10 seconds.
Incredible it sounds.
Thus, it is time to get on with exercises for midsection, even if you are proud of your body.
Try this simple plank exercise to test the strength and agility of your midsection muscles.
Lie flat on your face.
Raise your body from the body, balancing your weight on your toes and elbows.
Keep your body in a straight line.
If you are not shivering after 30 seconds of maintaining this position, you have a healthy midsection.
If you are shivering, you have a lot of work to do.
After you are comfortable with the basic plank, get on with its variation - the side plank.
Lie down on your side.
Raise your body while balancing your weight on your feet and on your elbow.
Keep your body straight.
The basic plank is a very good exercise to strengthen your abs, your oblique and chest muscles.
While assuming the pose, try to pull your belly button closer to your spine.
This will work up the midsection muscles.
Another exercise for midsection is crunches.
Just as the planks, this one too looks very simple.
However, both are difficult exercises to perform.
In basic crunch, you lie down on your back.
Bend your knees up and place your feet firmly on the floor.
Keep your hands flat on either side of your body or next to your ears on the floor.
Slowly raise your shoulders, towards your knees.
That is basic crunch.
There are quite a few variations.
The most effective of them is bicycle crunch.
You assume the crunching position.
Then you get a bicycle pedaling action - moving knees and elbows.
Move your right elbow towards left knee.
This will work up abs and oblique.
Yet another variation is reverse crunch.
From the basic crunch position, you raise your buttocks instead of your shoulders.
You move your knees closer to your chest.
There are several other variations.
However, they are best reserved for experienced persons.
Practice these exercises for midsection.
You need to practice intensely - at least for 20-30 minutes a day.
You can start seeing results in 12 weeks, if you do not have too much fat under your skin.