

Maintaining proper posture holds the key in this exercise. It could be described as the younger sister of the sit-up a crunch involves raising just the head and shoulders off the ground whilst a sit-up involves raising your entire upper body off the ground.Rotate the left side of your upper body to move your left elbow toward your right knee while simultaneously bringing the right side of your upper body and left leg back toward the floor.The left side of your upper body should remain stagnant with your right leg straight.Pause for a second at the end of the movement, squeezing your abs and sides.Engage your abs and curl the right side of your upper body off the floor to move your right elbow towards your left knee.Raise the knees upward: shins should be parallel to the floor.The chin should remain tucked throughout the movement.Engage your core with a neutral spine and pelvis.


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