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Floor towel workout.
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These towel exercises are best performed on a hard surface e g hardwood or tile.
Lie face down with legs placed hip width apart on the floor and hands resting on a folded towel.
Grip the ends of the towel overhead and brace your abs tight as you lean back slightly.
This particular pose targets the lower back muscles glutes and triceps and helps to develop a flat and toned midsection.
I m assuming you don t have a carpeted kitchen.
This is one of the most popular towel workout exercises that is inspired by the classic cobra pose found in yoga.
Mix up a few of these towel exercises to create a full body workout or add your favorites into your regular workout routines.
If you have a hardwood floor that s ideal but if not i don t have one of them thangs either damnit do the workout in your kitchen.
But with some plastic workout sliders or even paper plates they can easily be done on carpet.
Lay on the floor with knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Sit tall with knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Sit tall again as you bring the towel overhead to complete one rep.
As you re leaning back drop the towel down to the right side of the body tracing a figure eight from the back of the body to the front.
Sit on the floor with your legs stretched out in front of you so that there is a distance of 8 10 inches between.
A viral tiktok video claims this 5 minute japanese towel exercise will give you abs by lying on the floor.
Again none of these exercises are particularly easy if you do them correctly.
If you want to explore a few other options check out these towel stretches and this 10 minute towel torture workout.