Videos » Exercise Encyclopedia » Abdominals » Sit-up

Instructions

• Lie flat on your back with your hands on your head
• Bend your knees up
• Sit straight up
• Crunch your abs aiming for your elbows to touch your thighs
• Lower yourself so your upper back touches the floor
• All movement should be generated by your abs, try to minimize the use of the hip flexors

Muscles involved

• Rectus Abdominis
• Iliopsoas