Is it healthy to worhout on the abs every day?

Answer 1

No, abs are muscles like any other. You wouldn't train your biceps every day!

They need days off to recover and rebuild. Concentrate on quality rather than quantity, prehaps looking at 5-10 minutes 3 or 4 times a week, focusing on correct technique. Core exercises are very useful, such as the 'plank'.

Make sure your diet is right for you, and you are sleeping well also.

Getting a good sleep pattern is super important, get a regular body clock sorted out and never sleep less than eight hours a night. Recent research has proven that if you get less than six hours sleep you begin to store fat around your mid section much more readily.

As for training you can train your abs as much as you want actually. Its not like every other muscle because there is a much greater pool supply of blood within that region of the body. 30 mins daily would be ideal mixing up reps and isometric exercises like the plank each session. I myself simply cannot train more than four or five times a week because I find the muscles get sore, work within your limits and keep an eye on your progress, I`d certainly have a couple of days off training each week.

Answer 2

You can do them daily, but why? Core exercises are like any other exercises. Doing them does not build muscular strength or size; rather, exercise is catabolic. It breaks muscle tissue down. Assuming proper nutrition, it is during the rest and recovery phase that your muscles grow. If you exercise a muscle group daily, you are not giving your muscles time to recover. If you exercise intensely, you are likely to feel DOMS (delayed onset muscular soreness) a day or two later. In order to ensure systemic as well as localized recovery, wait at least 24 hours after all DOMS has disappeared before exercising again.

Answer 3

AB workouts should be done in a moderate manner depending on the results one wishes to achieve. This should be done under professional supervision and proper diet for optimal results.Ê

Answer 4

Sit ups can be done every day if the individual chooses. Sit ups, along with other exercises and proper diet, will keep the body healthy.

Answer 5

Many exercise trainers will advise you that giving your muscles a day to rest in between workouts will help your muscle respond better. You can exercise your abs every day if you wanted to.