This week's move is the Side Plank for the abs.

The most important thing to keep in mind when doing ab work is quality beats quantity. If you can do more than 20 reps of any exercise you should increase the weight or intensity. To work those abs and obliques (this pesky love handles):

Side Plank

(A) Lie on your left side with your legs extended out straight and stacked directly on top of each other, feet flexed so your body is one straight line, abs contracted. Rest your right arm on top of your right thigh.

(B) Pull abs inward and engage them to lift your torso and hips up off the floor as one unit. Hold for 30 seconds at the top of the movement and slowly return hips to the floor without collapsing torso. Do an equal number of sets on both sides.

Tip: Want to make this exercise even more challenging? Dip your torso up and down 10 times at the end of each set.

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