Leg scissors (horizontal)

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Lying on the back with both legs straight and lifted about 30 degrees, the legs open slightly and then cross over each other, alternating which leg is on top. The lower back stays pressed into the floor; it trains the lower abdominals with the inner thighs.

How to do it

1. Lie on the back, hands beside the hips or under the buttocks, lower back pressed into the floor.
2. Lift both straight legs to about 30 degrees, feet pointed.
3. Open the legs a little wider than the hips, then cross them, right over left; open again and cross left over right.
4. Keep a steady rhythm and the legs at the same height; stop if the lower back lifts off the floor.

Muscles worked

Main: abs, adductors
Supporting: quads, obliques