15 Exercises You Can Do to Lose Belly Fat, If You’ve Got Only 10 Free Minutes a Day

A saggy and flabby belly is an annoying thing to remove, especially if you are very busy at work. The whole gym routine takes at least an hour and sometimes you just can’t find time for it. Luckily, even 10 minutes a day can help you to achieve your dream body. There are easy, quick, and effective exercises that you can do in the morning or in the evening, and they will only take 10 minutes!

Bright Side understands how busy modern life can be, that’s why we have assembled a list of short exercises for your stomach. You can choose the ones you like, combine them together, and practice them during your free time!

1. Warm up: jump rope

The best way to start your workout and warm your body up is by jumping rope. This quick cardio is all you need for a nice energy boost. Repeat for 30 seconds.

2. Plank with knee to elbow

Targets: This plank is good for your abs, glutes, hip flexors, obliques, and shoulders.

What to do:

Tip: This exercise can be performed on a yoga mat or on a body ball (advanced level).

3. Side plank oblique crunch

Targets: This exercise helps to burn fat in your oblique area.

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4. Crab toe touch

Targets: Crab toe touch targets your abdominal muscles.

What to do:

Tip: Don’t put your hips too high at the beginning, because the higher you lift them the harder it will be to perform the exercise.

5. Stability ball mountain climber

Targets: This exercise targets your abdominal muscles.

What to do:

Tip: If you don’t have a stability ball, you can do this exercise on your yoga mat, starting in a plank position.

Targets: Warrior balance targets the abdomen, chest, shoulders, hamstrings, ankles, and legs.

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Targets: It targets all the muscles in your core, obliques, and spine.

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8. Downward dog crunch

Targets: This exercise targets the core and glutes.

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9. Lunge with spinal twist

Targets: This exercise was taken from yoga, it stimulates the abdominal area, rib cage, and shoulders.

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10. Medicine ball slam

Targets: Medicine ball slams target triceps, abdomen, shoulders, calves, back, glutes, and quads.

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11. Upward back bend (Cobra pose)

Targets: This yoga exercise firms and tones the shoulders, abdomen, and buttocks.

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12. Stability ball V-pass

Targets: The stability ball V-pass targets your abdomen, glutes, and shoulder areas.

What to do:

Tip: If you don’t have a stability ball, you can use a big heavy pillow instead.

13. Half seated reverse crunch

Targets: The reverse crunch targets all the abdominal muscles, placing particular emphasis on the lower abs.

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14. The stomach vacuum

Stomach vacuums are a great exercise to begin or to finish your workout routine. They’re not hard to perform, but they have a great impact on your abdominal muscles. It’s a great way to lose your belly fat without wasting a lot of time.

What to do:

Important: This exercise must be done on an empty stomach to avoid any digestive issues. If you have any heart or lung issues, then it’s better to not practice this exercise.

15. Relaxation on the chair

At the very end of your workout sit on a chair, relax for a while, and do a simple activity — like arm circles.

What to do:

This should help you to improve your posture and tone your shoulders. It’s important to work on your posture, because bad posture can make you look fat.

Do you have enough time for a gym routine or are you a busy person? Which exercises from the list did you like? Maybe you have your own exercises that you would like to share with us? Let’s discuss it all in the comment section!

Illustrated by Oleg Guta for BrightSide.me

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