Abdominal Exercises


Crunch

Muscles worked

Upper and middle abdominals

Execution

(1) Lie on your back with your knees bent and your heals close to your buttocks. Put your hands behind your head and your chin on your chest.
(2) From this position, lift your shoulders off the floor as far as you can, crunching your abs together. Slowly lower yourself to the starting position.


Frog Crunch

Muscles worked

Upper and middle abdominals

Execution

(1) Lie on your back with hands placed on the sides of your head, legs bent and open, with feet touching.
(2) Proceed to lift your shoulders off the floor as far as you can, then slowly lower yourself back down.


LEG RAISES

Muscles worked

Lower and middle abdominals

Execution

(1) Sit on the end of a flat bench and lie back with legs extended straight out and your hands on the sides of the bench for support.
(2) Keeping your legs straight, raise them as high as you can, then lower them slowly until they are just below the level of the bench.


Incline Leg Raise

Muscles worked

Lower and middle abdominals

Execution

(1) Lie on your back on an incline board, head higher than your feet. Reach back and take hold of the top of the board or some other support.
(2) Keeping your legs straight and feet flexed, raise them up as high as you can, then lower them slowly, stopping just as they touch the board.


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