Exercise Lab

Low-Bolster Crunch

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Equipment

  • Bolster

Muscle Groups

  • Abs & Core

Purposes

  • Abdominal strength

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Description

  • Lie on your back and place a small rolled-up towel under the top of your hips.
  • Place your feet flat on the floor about 12 inches apart and your finger tips to the sides of your head.
  • Keeping your neck neutral, push your hips into the rolled-up towel and roll your upper back off the ground.
  • Return slowly to the starting position.

ProTip

  • Initiate the crunch at the head, then roll your spine up segmentally into a crunch

Mistakes

  • Jutting the chin as you crunch up
  • Yanking the head up with the hands