These Exercises Will Ease Sore Muscles After Ab Day

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Love them or hate them, one thing’s for sureā€”ab exercises strengthen your core, improve your posture, and make you stronger. But they also will make you feel sore the next day. And when you feel sore after a tough ab workout, these moves will help loosen and ease your ab muscles.

Sphinx Pose

Lie flat on your belly and prop yourself on your elbows, placing them directly beneath your shoulders so your forearms are parallel with each other. If you want more of a burn, press into the palms to lift your elbows off of the ground.

Camel Pose

Kneel on your shin bones with your knees and feet hit distance apart. Place your hands on your hips and hug your elbows. Lift your upper body towards the sky and extend your spine and lean backward. Make sure you keep your hips above your knees.

Low Lunge with a Side Bend

Get into a lunge with one foot forward and the opposite knee on the ground behind you. From here, there are many variations you can do including keeping your hands on your hips and tilting your tailbone towards the ground while lifting your chest up or lifting your arms overhead while leaning in the direction of your front leg.