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waist exercises
169 waist exercises, each with a moving demo. Search by name, or narrow them down by muscle and equipment.
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About waist exercises
Waist exercises train your abs, obliques and the deep muscles that brace your middle. A strong core helps you stay steady when you lift, carry, twist and bend.
All 169 waist exercises
169 exercises
Abs (169)
- 3/4 sit-up
- 45° side bend
- air bike
- alternate heel touchers
- arm slingers hanging bent knee legs
- arm slingers hanging straight legs
- arms overhead full sit-up (male)
- assisted hanging knee raise
- assisted hanging knee raise with throw down
- assisted lying leg raise with lateral throw down
- assisted lying leg raise with throw down
- assisted motion russian twist
- assisted prone rectus femoris stretch
- assisted sit-up
- band alternating v-up
- band assisted wheel rollerout
- band bicycle crunch
- band horizontal pallof press
- band jack knife sit-up
- band kneeling twisting crunch
- band lying straight leg raise
- band push sit-up
- band seated twist
- band standing crunch
- band standing twisting crunch
- band v-up
- band vertical pallof press
- barbell press sit-up
- barbell rollerout
- barbell rollerout from bench
- barbell seated twist
- barbell side bent v. 2
- barbell sitted alternate leg raise
- barbell sitted alternate leg raise (female)
- barbell standing ab rollerout
- barbell standing twist
- bodyweight incline side plank
- bottoms-up
- bridge - mountain climber (cross body)
- butt-ups
- cable judo flip
- cable kneeling crunch
- cable reverse crunch
- cable russian twists (on stability ball)
- cable seated crunch
- cable seated twist
- cable side bend
- cable side bend crunch (bosu ball)
- cable side crunch
- cable standing crunch
- cable standing crunch (with rope attachment)
- cable standing lift
- cable tuck reverse crunch
- cable twist
- cable twist (up-down)
- captains chair straight leg raise
- cocoons
- crab twist toe touch
- cross body crunch
- crunch (hands overhead)
- crunch (on stability ball, arms straight)
- crunch (on stability ball)
- crunch floor
- curl-up
- dead bug
- decline crunch
- decline sit-up
- dumbbell side bend
- elbow-to-knee
- flag
- flexion leg sit up (bent knee)
- flexion leg sit up (straight arm)
- frog crunch
- frog planche
- front lever
- front plank with twist
- full maltese
- full planche
- gorilla chin
- groin crunch
- half sit-up (male)
- hanging leg hip raise
- hanging leg raise
- hanging oblique knee raise
- hanging pike
- hanging straight leg hip raise
- hanging straight leg raise
- hanging straight twisting leg hip raise
- hip raise (bent knee)
- inchworm
- inchworm v. 2
- incline leg hip raise (leg straight)
- incline twisting sit-up
- jackknife sit-up
- janda sit-up
- kettlebell advanced windmill
- kettlebell bent press
- kettlebell double windmill
- kettlebell figure 8
- kettlebell windmill
- knee touch crunch
- kneeling plank tap shoulder (male)
- l-sit on floor
- landmine 180
- lean planche
- leg pull in flat bench
- lever kneeling twist
- lever seated crunch
- lever seated crunch (chest pad)
- lever seated crunch v. 2
- lever seated leg raise crunch
- lunge with twist
- lying elbow to knee
- lying leg raise flat bench
- lying leg-hip raise
- negative crunch
- oblique crunch v. 2
- oblique crunches floor
- one arm slam (with medicine ball)
- otis up
- pelvic tilt
- posterior step to overhead reach
- potty squat
- power point plank
- prisoner half sit-up (male)
- prone twist on stability ball
- pull-in (on stability ball)
- push-up to side plank
- quarter sit-up
- reverse crunch
- reverse plank with leg lift
- roller body saw
- roller reverse crunch
- russian twist
- seated leg raise
- seated side crunch (wall)
- shoulder tap
- side bridge v. 2
- side hip (on parallel bars)
- side-to-side toe touch (male)
- sit-up v. 2
- sit-up with arms on chest
- sledge hammer
- smith hip raise
- spell caster
- spine twist
- stability ball crunch (full range hands behind head)
- standing wheel rollerout
- straddle maltese
- straddle planche
- suspended abdominal fallout
- suspended reverse crunch
- tuck crunch
- twisted leg raise
- twisted leg raise (female)
- v-sit on floor
- vertical leg raise (on parallel bars)
- weighted crunch
- weighted decline sit-up
- weighted front plank
- weighted hanging leg-hip raise
- weighted overhead crunch (on stability ball)
- weighted russian twist
- weighted russian twist (legs up)
- weighted russian twist v. 2
- weighted seated twist (on stability ball)
- weighted side bend (on stability ball)
- wheel rollerout
- wind sprints
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Questions, answered
How many waist exercises are there?
The AltF Fitness library has 169 waist exercises, each with an animated demo, the muscle it targets and the equipment it needs.
Which muscles do waist exercises work?
They target the abs. Each muscle has its own page listing every exercise for it.
What are good waist exercises for beginners?
Beginner-friendly picks include 3/4 sit-up, 45° side bend and air bike. Start light, learn the movement, then add reps or load.
Is this medical advice?
No. It is general fitness information for healthy adults. If you have pain, an injury or a health condition, check with a doctor or physiotherapist first.
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