You may be able to tell from the last few ab-centric workouts that I love working my abs. It is no surprise then, that I am super excited about this ab workout. Extra's Maria Menounos and her incredible abs take center stage for the July issue of Women's Health Magazine.
Let me be the first to say that Maria has fantastic abs and her ab workout looks incredible. Like all great ab workouts, this one works more that the core alone. Maria's trainer, Harley Pasternak, created this workout to be a massive core routine that will lengthen our mid-sections by working the core, legs, and hamstrings. I think he was sent from heaven.
Pasternak recommends completing three circuits of 20 reps without breaks between exercises. For best results, he also recommends completing this workout three times per week.
Most of the exercises are not new or abstract, they are alternate versions of those tried-and-true exercises we have all done before. This makes me extra excited since I will not be studying a magazine while trying to work my mid-section!
The Workout
I completed this workout after a half mile warm-up run. The entire workout took 21-minutes and burned about 130 calories. This is definitely more of a body weight workout than cardio or anything else. By the end of this twenty minutes I was dripping with sweat.
The workout was great and never got boring. These exercises worked my entire body, not just the core alone. I would completely recommend purchasing this month's Women's Health Magazine; this workout is only one of the many great articles in the July issue. One of my new favorites that we will be talking about later this month is the Women's Health Fitness Star Competition. In this month's issue, each girl competing has a quick bio along with her favorite workout move. I cannot wait to review each move for efficacy and fun! So far, MC's workout seems to be my fave, but Stacie's is not far behind!