An expert trainer shares four of her favorite abs exercises for beginners and reveals how to upgrade them

A woman performing a V-up outside as part of an abs workout.

The key to successful strength training is progression. If you want long-term results your workouts need to evolve with you and be consistently challenging. 

To help with this, Sweat app trainer Katie Martin has shared four of her favorite abs exercises for beginners, along with ways to upgrade each one.