5 Standing Ab Exercises To Slim Your Waist in 30 Days — HWP

Standing Ab Exercises for a Slim Waist in 30 Days

Training your core from a standing position can be a great way to engage your abs and tone your waistline. Standing ab exercises offer a different set of benefits compared to traditional floor workouts, as they engage multiple muscle groups simultaneously.

According to Michael Cummings, director of education at BlazePod, standing ab exercises not only target the core muscles but also engage the lower body, including the glutes, quads, and calves. This integrated movement enhances balance, stability, and overall functional strength.

Here are five standing ab exercises recommended by Cummings to help you achieve a slim waist in just 30 days:

1. Standing Oblique Crunch

This exercise focuses on the oblique muscles that are responsible for side-to-side torso movements. It helps trim and tone your waist while engaging your balance and stability, leading to increased caloric burn compared to traditional crunches.

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart and hands behind your head.


2. Lift your right knee to meet your right elbow, engaging the right oblique.


3. Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.


4. Alternate sides and complete 3 sets of 15-20 reps on each side.

2. Standing Bicycle

This exercise mimics the floor-based bicycle crunch but adds more engagement from the legs, improving caloric burn and core strength. It targets both upper and lower abs while toning the obliques.

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart and hands behind your head.


2. Lift your right knee to your chest, rotate your torso, and bring your left elbow to meet your knee.


3. Alternate sides and perform 3 sets of 20-30 reps.

3. Dumbbell Side Bends

This exercise isolates the obliques and allows for greater resistance using a dumbbell. It helps tone the sides of your waist and improves spine flexibility while stimulating muscle growth.

1. Stand with feet shoulder-distance apart and hold a dumbbell in one hand.


2. Bend your torso to the side with the dumbbell, lowering it toward your knee.


3. Return to standing and complete 3 sets of 12-15 reps per side.

4. Woodchops

Woodchops target the entire core, especially the transverse abdominis and obliques, while engaging the shoulders and legs. This rotational movement is effective for slimming the waist and improving muscle definition.

1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart and hold a weight with both hands over one shoulder.


2. Twist your body to bring the weight diagonally across to your opposite hip.


3. Complete 3 sets of 12-15 reps per side.

5. High Knee with Twist

This exercise combines cardiovascular movement with a core twist to target the obliques and raise your heart rate. It improves core engagement, coordination, and calorie burn for overall fat loss around the waist.

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart and lift your knee to your chest while twisting your torso.


2. Alternate sides quickly and complete 3 sets of 20-30 reps.