VIDEO DEMO:

EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS:

1. SETUP: Lie flat on the ground with a slight bend at the knees and switch your abs on. Place your hands down by your sides or behind your head.
2. LIFT: Tighten your abs and breathe out as you raise your legs up off the ground and draw your knees to your chest. Make sure you get your legs beyond 90 degrees, otherwise your hip flexors are working harder than your abs, and that’s not the goal. Draw your knees in toward your chest and squeeze your abs hard. Your butt should be off the ground at the peak of each rep.
3. TIP: Breathe out as you lift your legs and squeeze, then breathe in, then breathe out as you lower your legs under control, and breathe in before you start the next lift. This will enable you to really feel the target muscles working.

MUSCLES WORKED BY THIS EXERCISE:

• Abs (Abs)

ALTERNATIVE EXERCISES:

• Anchored Leg Raises
• Captain’s Chair Knee Raises
• Reverse Crunches
• Swiss Ball Leg Raises
• Smith Machine Leg Raises
• Hanging Leg Raises
• Anchored Leg Lifts