Go back to basics to build up strength in your abdominal muscles
The abs and core play a vital role in keeping your body fit and strong, so weaknesses, especially in the core, can lead to many problems including bad posture and back issues.
It can be easy to neglect the core, but when you strength-train correctly, you engage the core thus helping to strengthen and tighten up those muscles.
A lot of strength-training exercises I do myself after having children and use with my clients, both male and female, involve a combination of compound and functionality that helps target the core as well as other muscle groups.
In the coming weeks we will be incorporating exercises like these, but for the time being let us start with some of the basics to help build up strength in the core and abs.