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How to do Crunch

Primary muscle: Core

CoreBeginnerBodyweightIsolation
Crunch start and end positionCrunch start and end position

Step-by-step

  1. Lie on your back, bend your knees, and plant your feet on the floor.
  2. Cross your hands over your chest or place them lightly beside your head.
  3. Squeeze your abs to lift your shoulders and upper back off the floor.
  4. Squeeze your abs at the top and pause briefly.
  5. Lower your shoulders back to the floor under control.

Coaching tip

Instead of pulling on your neck, lift your shoulder blades off the floor and contract only your abs.

Caution

Skip this move or ask a professional first if you have pain or an injury in: neck. FitCi filters it out of your program automatically based on the injuries in your profile.

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