The majority of health & fitness experts will advise you that cardio is vital in achieving your goal towards a lean, muscular body. Nobody ever even questions this belief. The experts advise you to do long continuous exercises like walking, jogging, treadmill, exercise bicycle, aerobics etc.

I do not like these long, continuous exercises, because I become bored with them and these types of exercises does not target my abs directly. I do agree that cardio exercises are very important, but I don't want to spend 30 to 40 minutes on a treadmill in the gym before I can continue with my ab exercises. That is too boring for me.

I know people that are in great shape that don't do any of the usual cardio training. I would much rather do less traditional cardio exercises that works directly for my lower ab muscles. This way I save a lot of time, and can spend more on the exercises that I want to do.

For me cardio training means to keep my heart and arteries in good health. When your heart pump faster, and you are gasping for air, you know that you are busy doing cardio ! So why use the traditional methods to get your heart pumping?

When I do my normal lower ab exercises, I push myself to the limit. I do my interval training with little rest in between. That really gets me gasping for air and my heart is pumping away at a high rate. In other words, I get my cardio training from the lower ab exercises that I do and not from the traditional methods. I see this method as an effective way to save myself some time, and just concentrate on the exercises that matters to me.

You can take a look at one of my favourite exercise routines at lower ab exercises. Doing these exercises for abs will give you a good cardio workout if you push yourself and work hard with little rest in between the intervals.

So think about it ! Next time you are at the gym, see if your main exercise routine leaves you gasping for air and gets your heart pumping. Really push yourself! You might think twice about wasting time on the treadmill or exercise bicycle again.