Core and abs physiotherapy exercises
103 physiotherapy exercises for the core and abs, each with an illustration, audio instructions, sets, reps and progressions. Filter by goal below, or open them in Physia to build a personalised home exercise program in seconds.
Strengthening — Core and abs
Abdominal Crunches with Portfolio
Abdominal Curl Up
Abdominal Plank
Abdominal strengthening with adduction on Bosu
Abdominal V-up
Active Sitting on SwissBall
Alternating Supine Leg Lifts
Ball Squeeze Crunch between Knees
Bear Plank
Bear plank walk
Bear plank with hip abduction
Bicycle Crunch
Bicycle Crunches
Bosu Forearm Plank with Instability
Bosu Mountain Climber
Bridge on SwissBall with Shoulder Adduction
Bridge with Hip Flexion
Burpees with Touch During Jump
Controlled Trunk Rotation for Abdominal Strengthening
Core Plank for Lumbar Stabilization
Core strengthening with manual destabilization by the physiotherapist
Crossed Elbow-Knee Crunches
Crunches on Swiss Ball
Curl up with Elbow Lift
Dead Bug
Dead Bug for Core Strengthening
Dead bug with SwissBall
Deep Transverse Abdominis Strengthening with Hip Circumduction
Dynamic Bear Plank
Dynamic Inclined Side Plank Against Wall
Dynamic Mountain Climber
Dynamic Plank
Dynamic Plank Face and Lateral
Dynamic Plank on Step
Dynamic Plank on Swiss Ball
Dynamic Plank with Bent/Extended Elbows
Dynamic Plank with Jumping Jacks Feet Apart-Close
Dynamic Plank with Shoulder Stabilization
Dynamic Side Plank
Dynamic Side Plank with Blazepod
Dynamic Side Plank with Shoulder Touch
Dynamic Stabilization on SwissBall
Dynamic Transverse Core Stabilization
Elevated Plank with Weight Transfer
Forearm Plank in Prone Position
Gliding Knee Tucks with Sliders
Hip Flexion Curl Up
Isometric abdominal plank with SwissBall and shoulder extension
Isometric plank with leg lift
Isometric Trunk Flexion with SwissBall
Kettlebell Crunch
Kettlebell Suitcase Lift
Knee Plank
Kneeling Plank with SwissBall
Lateral Plank
Lateral plank with dynamic rotation
Lateral plank with extended arms
Lateral plank with shoulder lateral elevation
Lateral Side-lying Isometric Tilt
Lateral steps with abdominal bracing
Lateral tilt in side-lying position
Lateral trunk isometric rotation in side-lying position with bent knees
Low-intensity Mountain Climber
Lying Leg Raise
Medicine Ball Rugby Passes
Mountain climber on SwissBall
Oblique Rotation Sit-up
Pelvic Hemispheric Dissociation Control of the Abdominals
Plank with Alternating Arm Lift
Plyometric Curl Up
Prone Abdominal Extension
Resisted Shoulder Flexion with Abdominal Plank
Resisted trunk rotation while seated on SwissBall
Reverse Bird Dog
Reverse bird dog with resistance band
Reverse Crunch
Russian Twist with Medicine Ball
Seated Russian Twist
Seated Trunk Rotation with Ball Resistance
Seated Twist Plank
Side Plank on Knees
Single-leg abdominal plank on Swiss Ball
Single-leg Bridge on SwissBall
Single-leg dynamic glute bridge with trunk locking
Single-Leg Glute Bridge on SwissBall
Single-leg glute bridge on SwissBall with transverse contraction
Single-leg Plank
Standing Diagonal Elastic Band Row
Standing Shoulder Flexion for Abdominal Strengthening
Swiss Ball Abdominal Crunch
Transverse abdominal plank with deep breathing
Transverse contraction with upper body locking in single-leg stance
Transverse muscle strengthening with floor sliding
Transverse strengthening with thigh push
Trunk Rotation with Elastic Band
Trunk Rotations on SwissBall
Upper Body Locking Abdominal Plank
V-up with SwissBall and Kettlebell
Wall-supported Deadbug
Stretching — Core and abs
Balance — Core and abs
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