5 Minutes to Tight, Toned Abs


One of the funny things about flat abs is that to get them, you don’t necessarily have to do workouts that directly involve your stomach. Rather, it’s just as effective—if not more so—to focus on exercises that engage your core as well as other parts of your body, like your thighs, glutes, and arms. Enter: This five-minute workout video.

All you need is two sets of dumbbells—one heavy pair and one lighter pair—and a mat. There are five moves total, and it’s your job to do as many reps of each move as you can for 50 seconds, with a 10-second break in between each one. If you have more than five minutes, you can start the video over and do it two or three more times—but doing it once is totally fine, too!

Are you ready? Get set go: 

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Here are the five moves:
1. Braced Squat
2. Alternating Dumbbell Press
3. Single Leg Row
4. Dumbbell Carry
5. Reverse Lunge with Raise

Are you obsessed yet? If so, there are definitely more videos where that one came from! Click here to check out our workout video collection. Have fun!

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