What are a few excersizing you can do to strengthen the abdominal muscles
Which set of muscles would you use for lateral bending and rotation of the trunk?
For abs, sit-ups or crunches are considered the best.
http://www.shapefit.com/abs-exercises-exercise-ball-crunches.html
Lateral bending involves the obliques.
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