Core · Regular
Reverse Crunch
A lying curl that rolls your hips up off the floor, training your abs with no pull on your neck.
Demo by Lena, an AI coach. Its start and end, as stills.
- Works
- abs; also hip flexors, obliques
- Kit
- Mat
- Dose
- 10 to 15 reps
It goes into the workout in progress at the Bench, as a new group in its main set.
Set up
Lie on your back with arms by your sides, palms down, knees bent and lifted over your hips.
While you move
- Roll your hips off the mat
- Knees toward your chest
- Lower one vertebra at a time
- Breathe out as you curl
Avoid
- Swinging your legs to throw your hips up
- Pushing hard through your hands
Take care if you have trouble with lying on your back (later pregnancy).