A popular university study revealed that the top three core workouts are:

1) Bicycle Crunch

This isn’t the good ol’ crunch that most fitness gurus would warn you about. This belly fat burning crunch targets your entire core area. Lets get started

* You start by lying flat on the ground and your lower back should be pressed to the floor.

* Place your hands behind next to your ears with a motion similar to the old ineffective crunch. The difference here would be that you will not be lifting your head using your hands at all.

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* Bring your knees to a 45-degree angle. Now mimic the circular bicycle motion using just your legs.

* Take your left elbow to the right knee. Then alternate.

* As with all ab exercises, breath evenly throughout the exercise.

2) Swiss Ball Crunch

Here we have another variation of the crunch. Once you do this or the exercise ball variation, you will see how worthwhile it is to build your core. Here’s how to do this exercise:

* First, sit on the swiss ball while keeping your feet flat on the ground.

* Now let the ball roll backwards slow and steady while lying back till your thighs are parallel to the floor.

* Then contract your abs while lifting your torso to not more than 45 degrees

* To work the obliques and improve core strength move your feet closer together.

3) Captain’s Chair

For this exercise you need access to a Captains Chair machine. This is available in most gyms so that shouldn’t be a problem. Are you wondering how to do this right?

* Bend your elbows and place your forearms on the padded area of the captains chair. Now bend your knees such that your shins are parallel to the ground.

* Now bring your knees towards your chest and then back to the starting position

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* This motion should be a slow controlled motion. Once you are able to do this easily you can do a variation where you bring the knees towards your left shoulder return to the starting position and then alternate. When you are getting to peak fitness it is time to straighten out your legs and then raise them towards your chest. Once you are able to do 10 repetitions of this, you are building a rock-solid core.

In these hanging leg lifts, sometimes people wonder why this builds a strong core when your glutes are the ones doing the work. While using these muscles is key to doing the exercise correctly, the abdominals are used extensively in this workout.

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