The Perfect 10-Minute At-Home Ab Workout

We love an exercise snack — a short workout that you can stack with other quickies to create an exercise plan that’s perfectly tailored to what you need that day, or you can do on its own anytime you need a quick hit of movement. And that’s exactly what this 10-minute at-home ab workout is. It’s designed to help you develop stronger core muscles, and that will help you with everything from improving your posture to becoming a more efficient runner.

While you can add ankle or wrist weights or dumbbells to some of these exercises — including the reach with leg lower, Russian twist, and knee tuck — to up the challenge, they’re all super effective as bodyweight exercises too. The reason I love this specific lineup of exercises is because they all work your entire core, to deliver a truly productive ab workout in a very small amount of time — just 10.5 minutes of working time (plus 1.5-3 minutes of rest time). So if you’re ready to get to work, grab your yoga mat and some water, remind yourself how to properly engage your core, and dive in!

The 10-Minute Ab Workout

All you need is a comfortable surface, like a yoga mat, to perform this ab workout. Do each exercise back to back with little to no rest in between each move. Take 30 seconds to one minute of rest in between rounds, and if you need to take a break at any point, feel free to do so. Repeat for a total of three rounds.