Regular ol situps
On your back / Core / Moderate / No jumping
Side
Angled
How to do it
- Set upLie on your back, knees bent, feet flat, arms across your chest or reaching forward.
- MoveRoll up one vertebra at a time until you're sitting tall, then roll back down the same way.
- Watch forHooking your feet under a couch and yanking up with your hip flexors. If your feet lift, slow down.
Easier or harder
- Easier
- Crunches: only lift your shoulders.
What it works
- Muscles
- Core
- Position
- On your back
- Intensity
- Moderate Medium
- Impact
- No jumping