It's Crunch Time

It's Crunch Time
JORGE'S DAILY FIT TIP
By Jorge Cruise, Chief Diet and Fitness Expert
Published November 14, 2010


There are several abdominal exercises I love to do to tighten and tone those abs, but today I’d like to focus on crunches. I’ve never met a person who enjoys doing abdominal crunches. Some of my clients complain that crunches make their necks hurt. It’s a common complaint that’s usually due to incorrect placement of the hands. To keep your crunches pain-free, place hands behind your head, not behind your neck. If your hand placement still feels awkward or causes strain, try this reverse crunch. This exercise lends your head and back full support against the floor.

Step 1: Lie flat on a mat, with your hands by your sides, palms down. Pull your heels as close to your bottom as possible. Raise your heels about 2 inches off the ground.

Step 2: While keeping your chin up and abs tight, breathe slowly and rhythmically as you pull your knees up using the lower abdominals through a count of 10 seconds.

Step 3: Hold and squeeze for 2 seconds at the maximum tension point (when your bottom is just off the ground).

Step 4: Lower your body to the starting point through a 10-second count.

Step 5: Repeat three times without resting.

Your coach,
Jorge Cruise

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MY THOUGHTS

this looks so much easier than the normal crunch. easier reading, i mean. just thinking about it makes me cringe!!!