Situps
- Category
- Core
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Primary muscles
- Rectus Abdominis
- Secondary muscles
- Iliopsoas
How to do it
- Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
- Place your hands behind your head or across your chest.
- Engage your core and curl your torso up toward your knees.
- Lower back down with control and repeat the movement.
Form tips
- Keep core tight throughout movement
- Move with control, don't swing
- Breathe evenly - exhale on sit up, inhale on lower
- Focus on abs, don't pull neck