Oblique Crunch

Target Area: Core 

Equipment: Not required

  1. Start out by lying on your right side with your legs on top of each other bent at a 90 degree angle. 
  2. Place your hands behind your head. 
  3. Begin by moving the left elbow upwards as if performing a regular crunch while emphasising on your oblique 
  4. Crunch as high as you can, hold the contraction for a second and then slowly drop back down into the starting position. Perform for the number of prescribed repetitions.

INTENSITY

Increase

You can perform this exercise standing with your hands running along each side of your body. Aim to reach as far as you can.

Decrease

Reach as far as you can before moving onto the other side.

ALTERNATIVE

Side Plank