Illustrated tutorial on tabletop crunch movements
Target exercise area: Abdomen
From Starting position: Lie on the floor, keep your back flat and your shoulders slightly off the ground, keep your legs together, bend your knees, your calves are parallel to the ground, and your thighs are perpendicular to the ground. Stretch your hands straight together and put them behind your head
Instructions of action: Keep your lower abdomen tense and don’t pull your neck. Focus on your abdomen and use your upper abdomen and Squeeze firmly toward your belly button and lift your torso off the floor.
Keep squeezing your abdomen for 1 second and slowly return to the starting position. Keep your hands steady and on the same plane as your head to avoid swinging. Be careful not to touch your shoulders.
Complete your reps
Variation: Increase intensity by placing a dumbbell plate on your chest
