The Ab Roller Workout Guide: A Stronger Core in 10 Minutes a Day

For a tiny price, the humble ab roller wheel delivers one of the most effective core workouts available, if you use it correctly. Here is how to get the most out of it.

Why the Ab Roller Works

The rollout movement forces your entire core to stabilise your spine under load, recruiting the rectus abdominis, obliques and deep transverse abdominis all at once. Few exercises hit the core this completely.

Perfect Your Form

• Start on your knees with the wheel under your shoulders.
• Brace your core and roll out slowly, keeping your back flat.
• Only go as far as you can control and never let your lower back sag.
• Pull back using your abs, not your arms.

A Simple 10-Minute Routine

Three rounds of eight to twelve controlled rollouts, thirty seconds of plank, and fifteen knee tucks. Rest one minute between rounds. Do this three times a week and you will feel the difference within a month.

Bottom Line

Cheap, compact and brutally effective, the ab roller belongs in every home gym. Check our homepage for today's best price before you grab one.