Ab Workout Videos

30 Effective, Sore-the-Next-Day Ab Workout Videos

Sep 7 2018 by Jenny Sugar

Make working your abs easy by just following along to these videos! From five minutes to 30, all these workouts focus on your entire core including your upper and lower abs, obliques, and back muscles. As a bonus, many of these videos include total-body moves to sculpt your arms, legs, and butt, and they'll also get your heart rate up to burn fat.

Some of these videos require zero equipment, and some need weights, a booty band, or towels, so you can choose the workout that suits your needs. You'll definitely want to bookmark this to have for the gym, at home, or when travelling.

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10-Minute Fast and Furious Flat-Belly Workout

Leave it to Beachbody Super Trainer Autumn Calabrese to make your abs burn in just 10 minutes! This short but powerful workout will strengthen your abs and tone your core. All these moves are featured in Autumn's new program, 80-Day Obsession, available on Beachbody on Demand.

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Once You Work Your Abs Standing, You'll Never Go Back to Crunches

It's time to the give up crunches to do some ab exercises that really work. Skip lying on the ground and give this 10-minute ab workout a whirl. Adding a dumbbell to the workout makes it even more effective.

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This 10-Minute No-Equipment Core Workout Will Leave Your Abs Burning

Tone your abs with this quick, 10-minute workout that you can do anywhere. No equipment is needed since we'll be targeting your core with bodyweight exercises — including planks, bicycle crunches, and twisting sit-ups.

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Tone Your Behind and Abs With This 20-Minute Low-Impact Workout

Get ready to multitask and tone your booty and abs with one workout. It's low-impact — so you won't bother your downstairs neighbours — and equipment-free. Led by Victoria Sport ambassador and celebrity trainer Megan Roup, these moves are designed to keep you long, lean, and strong.

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It's Tabata Time! This 10-Minute Workout Is All About Your Abs

Tone your abs with this highly effective super Tabata workout from Equinox trainer Raneir Pollard. He plays around with the length of the intervals to truly push your core. And be forewarned: he's also a comedian, so laughing is part of this workout, too.

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10-Minute Workout For a Flat Belly and Perfect Posture

Get ready for a perfect posture workout with Jason Wimberly, founder of The Wall, an LA-based fitness studio that combines indoor cycling with serious strength training. Grab an exercise band if you've got one — no worries if you don't; the workout will still work you — and get ready to feel the burn.

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20-Minute Flat-Belly and Toned-Arms Workout

We're going to work your abs and arms with a bunch of multitasking moves that target both areas and more. If you're new to working out, don't worry. We offer beginner modifications for all the exercises throughout the video. Grab a set of dumbbells between five and 10 pounds, and get ready to feel the burn. Here's a printable PDF version of the workout so you can take it to the gym.

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Set Your Obliques on Fire With This Muffin-Top Workout

Barre instructor Jake DuPree will lead you through a fast-paced 20-minute workout designed to strengthen your core and chisel your obliques. All you need for the workout is a towel to wipe your sweaty brow.

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Take 10 to Tighten and Tone Your Waist With This Abs and Back Workout

Take 10 minutes to work your waist with one of our favourite trainers on YouTube, Rebecca-Louise. You don't need any weights for this workout, which targets your abs, especially the obliques, and your back.

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Tone Your Abs and Booty With This Fast-Paced, Fun 30-Minute Workout

Ready to work your abs and tone your butt? Then follow along as Katie Dunlop of Love Sweat Fitness puts your core and backside to work! You don't need any equipment for this one, so get at it.

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Shaun T Will Make Your Abs Shake in 8 Minutes, and All You Need Is a Chair

We have a special treat for your core directly from Shaun T. He's a Beachbody super trainer and creator of Insanity and Shaun Week, and he knows how to strengthen and sculpt abs. This workout is short but specific, and the only equipment you need is a chair. Yeah, leave it to Shaun to find an exercise that will make your midsection quiver while sitting down.

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The Ultimate Ab Workout — and It's Only 10 Minutes!

This 10-minute workout targets the abs and hits the muscle group from all angles. No equipment needed, so you can definitely do this one anywhere.

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This Core Workout For Runners Will Make Your Abs Burn

Having a strong core will definitely up your running game. This 10-minute workout focuses on the abs, back, and glutes to help keep you stable as you pound the pavement.

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Skip the Crunches in This 5-Minute Standing Abs Workout

If you want a strong core and flat abs, skip the crunches. Seriously! You need to work your abs standing to truly reap the benefits of all your effort. Not only are standing ab exercises more functional, but they also burn more calories since these exercises take more effort. Grab a set of medium-size dumbbells for this five-minute workout, and get ready to work your middle.

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Fast and Furious Abs and Booty Workout

This is a 10-minute, full-body workout, but we have to be honest, your abs and butt will be sore tomorrow since all the moves target those areas a little bit more. And sore in the best way possible, since that means you're building muscle and strength.

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The Fastest Flat-Belly Workout — It's Only 5 Minutes

We're fairly certain you can find five minutes to work your abs and strengthen your core. This quick and effective workout targets areas that often get neglected: the obliques and the lower abs. And bonus — you can do this workout anywhere since it requires no equipment.

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Your Abs Will Burn After This Barre Workout — and That's a Good Thing

Just 10 minutes out of your day will bring you closer to a stronger core and tighter abs. Press play, and barre instructor Jake DuPree will lead you through a dance-inspired routine to slim, cinch, and sculpt your abs. All you need is a throw pillow!

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7 Minutes to Crop-Top Abs

We love Pilates. We love HIIT (that's high-intensity interval training). When Blogilates founder Cassey Ho put the two workouts together, she got an ab-centric PIIT workout. And it's awesome. You do each of the seven moves for 45 seconds, followed by a 15-second break. Do the workout once, or repeat for a total of four times to make a killer 28-minute sweat session.

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Why Yes, You Can Do This Ab Workout in Your Hotel Room

If you travel a lot and are worried that your ab workouts will fall to the wayside as a result — don't be! We're bringing you not one but three different exercises to tone your abs right in your hotel room. The only equipment you need are a bed and a chair, so you can work out and relax all in the same space.

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The Ultimate Flat-Belly Workout

This 30-minute, flat-belly workout will tone your abs from all directions, making for a tighter, stronger core. We mix ab-toning moves with cardio bursts and full-body core exercises to tone your midsection.

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10 Minutes to Your Flattest Belly Ever

You have to mix up your moves to get cut abs, and this 10-minute workout does just that. After a short warmup, be prepared to go all out with a core-focussed circuit filled with plank and roll-up variations that will leave your abs burning. For a fun twist on the basic plank, we use towels for gliders to make those variations more challenging. You can use gliders if you have them, or if you are on carpet, opt for paper plates.

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Reveal Your Six-Pack With This Fat-Blasting Ab-Sculpting Workout

This short 10-minute workout will leave you breathless with your abs burning — two things we love from a short sweat session! It's full of effective combination moves that strengthen your abs from all angles while getting your heart rate up to torch calories. Celeb trainer Idalis Velazquez keeps you moving and inspired for the entire workout! Grab a five-pound dumbbell, press play, and get ready to work.

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5 Minutes to a Flat Belly With No Crunches!

We are so over crunches! So work your abs with these belly-flattening alternatives. This five-minute workout is loaded with seriously effective moves, including a killer plank circuit. You can do this workout on its own or after a cardio session. We love it after a run!

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The Flat-Belly Workout You've Been Waiting For Is Here

This 10-minute workout will make your midsection toned, taut, and strong. With new variations of sit-ups and planks mixed with full-body moves that hit the abs, your core will feel worked by the end.

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This 15-Minute Core Challenge Will Change Your Body All Over

When your ab and back muscles are equally strong, they work together to support your entire body in almost every activity, from running to gardening. This quick core challenge works your abs from all angles and targets the back and glutes, too.

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Tame Your Muffin Top With This Workout

Get a stronger core and chiseled waist with this five-minute fitness quickie that targets the obliques.

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A Flat-Belly Workout That Only Takes 10 Minutes!

It's true: you can work your way to a six-pack in just nine moves! Celebrity trainer Ashley Borden takes us through some of her favourite exercises for achieving tight, toned abs — you'll never look at plank the same way again! Get ready to warm up the body, give it a great stretch, and feel your midsection burn in this 10-minute workout.

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10 Minutes to Tighter Abs and a Stronger Core

We firmly believe that a strong centre makes everything better. Plus, who doesn't want tight and toned abs? Try this 10-minute workout to fire up your core, working your flexibility as well as your abs. And afterward, you'll feel centreed and ready to take on your day.

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10 Minutes to Flat Abs

A strong core is essential for just about everything — from sitting to running. Take 10 minutes to tighten up your midsection and tone your abs and back. No weights are needed for this workout, so no excuses! Press play and get ready to twist and plank yourself into shape.

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10 Minutes to a Tighter Core . . . No Crunches Required

Take 10 minutes to work your middle with this workout that is perfect for newbies and fitness buffs alike. The moves may be basic, but the results are anything but. And with no props required, you have no excuses not to press play and work your abs!

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