Kettlebell exercises to tighten tummies are once again in style

This one’s an abs-olute winner.

A classic, fit-for-all workout is back in the spotlight after a popular workout video resurfaced, showing a fitness influencer’s surefire way to a rock-hard core using a piece of gym equipment that can yield results as good, if not better, than trendy exercises like planking.

Athletic star Amy Kiser Schemper showed off a ten-minute workout using the kettlebell, a bottom-heavy weight that’s got a handle big enough for two hands atop, in a YouTube clip viewed 1.5 million times.

“This 10-minute workout uses just one kettlebell to shape and sculpt your abs, all from a standing position,” she captioned the video.

“No crunches, no planks, no exercises on your back or on the mat, just standing ab moves to strengthen and tone your tummy. These moves will also get your heart rate up for fat-blasting cardio.”

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The Post reached out to Kiser Schemper for comment.

While she shows off a vast variety of exercises that the kettlebell can be handy for, like core twists and bending down while holding the weight in your other hand, another Instagram duo outlined an expedited workout that can be done in an even quicker step.

Instagram fitness gurus Matt Tralli and Louis Chandler demonstrated a four-round circuit workout where you only allow yourself sixty seconds of rest in between each interval.

During crunch time, they show off a maneuver where you hold the kettlebell over your head while individually raising your knees waist high, a single-arm setup where the bell remains in your straightened-out arm as you lift off the ground.

Another exercise with the kettlebell involves being on one knee and moving it adjacent across your body from overhead to the hip while a fourth core workout is where you raise your legs side to side over the kettlebell as it sits on the floor.

Be wary though, kettlebell workouts might also have a psychological factor to consider, according to 2014 research from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Compared to circuit-style workouts, kettlebell training “tended to be perceptually harder,” while also boosting feelings of heat stress and muscle pain.

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