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how to do sit-ups

Sit-ups are a beginner-level bodyweight exercise that primarily works your abs, with support from your hip flexors, obliques. No equipment needed — your bodyweight and a bit of floor space are enough.

primary musclesabs
also workship flexors, obliques
levelbeginner
equipmentnone — bodyweight
typerep-based

how it’s done, step by step

  1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart.
  2. Place your hands behind your head, keeping your elbows wide.
  3. Engage your core and lift your upper body towards your knees, coming up about three-quarters of the way.
  4. Slowly lower your upper body back to the starting position and repeat.

form tips from the wandelbar coaches

  • Keep your core engaged throughout the exercise to avoid straining your lower back.
  • Avoid pulling on your neck with your hands; use your abdominal muscles to lift your upper body.
  • Breathe steadily, exhaling as you lift and inhaling as you lower.
sit-ups bodyweight abs exercise — proper form demonstration
sit-ups — correct starting position

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