Leg Crunches

How to do Leg Crunches

1. Slide both hands beneath your buttocks with your palms facing the mat.
2. Keep your head and shoulders resting on the mat.
3. Keep your legs together as they move.
4. Lift both legs toward the ceiling without swinging them.
5. Stop the lift before your pelvis rolls up off your hands.
6. Lower both legs slowly toward the mat, keeping your pelvis steady.
7. Let your heels meet the mat softly rather than dropping the last few inches.
8. Raise both legs and repeat the slow lowering without using momentum.
9. Bend your knees, place your feet down, and slide your hands out.

Variations

Use a smaller lowering range if your lower back starts to arch.