Sit-Up
- Start by lying on your back with your legs close together, knees bent, and feet flat on the ground.
- Place your hands lightly on the back of your head without interlocking your fingers. Elbows should be out to the sides.
- Engage your core muscles, exhale, and lift your upper body off the ground towards your knees. Lift until you're essentially sitting upright.
- Inhale as you reverse the movement and lower back down to the ground.
- Repeat.
Notes
Do not rest at the top or bottom of the movement. Avoid using momentum or pulling on your neck to lift your upper body. This goes for most exercises, but it's better to do fewer, controlled reps with proper form than to do more reps with poor form.
Primary Muscles
- Abdominal
Secondary Muscles
- Oblique
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