Crunch

Coreeasyrepsno equipment

Lying on the back with knees bent and feet flat, hands lightly at the sides of the head, only the head, shoulders and shoulder blades curl about 10 cm off the floor while the lower back stays pressed down, then lower slowly.

How to do it

1. Lie on your back, knees bent about 90 degrees, feet flat on the floor hip-width apart.
2. Place the fingertips lightly at the sides of the head (or cross the arms on the chest), elbows wide; do not lock the fingers.
3. Exhale and curl the upper back: head, shoulders and shoulder blades lift about 10 cm off the floor; the lower back and pelvis stay flat on the floor.
4. Pause one second at the top, chin slightly tucked with space for a fist under it, gaze up and slightly forward.
5. Inhale and lower slowly until the shoulder blades touch the floor again.

Muscles worked

obliqui, addominali