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Sit-ups

Execution

  1. Start with your back on the ground with your knees bend and pointing up.
  2. Put your hands behind your head.
  3. Turn on your abs and lift your upper body to a seating position. Keep your feet on the ground.
  4. Slowly lower back down to the ground and repeat.

Points of attention

  • Keep your chest lifted.
  • Chin to your chest.
  • Don’t use your neck muscles as you try to move up.

Variations

PROGRESSION

Slow on the way down

REGRESSION
  • Do a half sit-up
  • Do a crunch
VARIATION: SIT-UP WITH TWIST
  1. As you come up into a seated position twist your upper body to one side.
  2. Lay back down and repeat on the other side as you come up again.

Muscles involved

  • Abdominals
  • Hip flexors