Abdominal exercises

To get abs you really need to shred the fat that is covering, then you need to do a variation of exercise to strengthen all the abs

Plank
Get into the press up position, keep your back flat and bum down, hold that position for 30-60 seconds.

There are other variations, such as on your elbows, one leg up, side plank, side plank with one leg and arm up

Plank with oblique twists, plank position and move knee to elbow and back again, then repeat on other side

Swiss ball Jack knife

Begin in a press-up position with your feet resting on a Swiss ball, Your body should form a straight line from feet to head.

Without rounding your lower back, contract your abs and use your feet to pull the ball toward your chest by bending your knees, return to starting position

V ups

Lie on your back with arms and legs outstretched.

Keeping them straight, bring your arms and legs together by crunching up from the abs.

Hands and feet should meet in the middle.

Slowly return to the starting position ensuring there is constant tension on the abs

Reverse crunch
Lie on the floor, lift your legs up in the air, keypads beside you, lift bottom off the floor then back down, keep legs as straight as you can ad when lifting aim for the ceiling

Russian twists
Sit on the floor, for easy version keep feet planted, for harder raise your feet, tilt your back back, then put your arms in front of you, twist your upper body to the side then back to centre than to the other side, to make it harder hold a weight

Leg lifts
Lie on through floor legs straight in front of you, slowly raise your legs off the floor, up to the ceiling then back down again, keep everything else on the floor and contract (pull abs to spine) when lifting legs

Bicycle crunches
When you crunch up, bring opposite knee to elbow and repeat, getting faster as you get more used to it

Scissor kicks
Lie on the floor, raise legs up and the cross es over each other as you lower and raise your legs