How to do a reverse crunch

CoreBodyweightBeginner

Curl your knees toward your chest and lift your hips off the floor — a lower-core move that's kind on the neck.

How to do it

1Lie on your back, knees bent, hands by your sides
2Curl your knees toward your chest, lifting your hips
3Lower slowly with control

Common mistakes

×Using momentum to swing the hips up
×Dropping back down instead of lowering slowly

Muscles worked

Core

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