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Situp

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Situp

Beginner10 repsNo jumping

Muscles worked

Abs

You need

No equipment

How to do it

  1. Lie on the floor with your legs bent, feet flat on the floor, and knees pointing to the ceiling.
  2. Bring your arms to your sides and place your fingertips behind your head, just above your neck.
  3. Engage your abs and take a breath. Lift your shoulder blades a couple of inches off the floor.
  4. Raise your torso toward your thighs by engaging your abs.
  5. Once your torso is close to your thighs, hold the position for a moment.
  6. Lower your torso back to the floor, exhaling on the way down. Keep your shoulders off the floor for the duration of the set.
  7. Take another breath and repeat.

Exercise demonstration from Calisteniapp, used under licence.

By Philip Stefanov. Exercise instructions from Hevy, used under licence.

Exercise from Darebee, used under licence.

By wger.de. CC BY-SA 4.0, via wger.