Dead bug

Coreeasyrepsno equipment

Lying on the back with arms pointing straight at the ceiling and hips and knees bent 90 degrees, one leg straightens toward the floor (and the opposite arm lowers overhead) until just above the floor, then returns; sides alternate while the lower back stays flat.

How to do it

1. Lie on your back, arms straight up above the shoulders, fingertips to the ceiling.
2. Lift the legs to tabletop: hips and knees at 90 degrees, shins parallel to the floor.
3. Exhale, flatten the lower back onto the floor; this is the start.
4. Straighten the left leg out and down until the heel hovers a few cm above the floor, while the right arm lowers back overhead to hover just above the floor.
5. Return both limbs to the start and repeat with right leg and left arm; the other arm and leg stay still in the start position.

Muscles worked

obliqui, addominali