Diagonal Crunch

Starting Position

• lay down your back on a fitness mat or the ground
• put the head to the ground, too
• bend the knees into a 90 degree angle
• put one foot to the ground
• the other one rests at the knee with bent leg
• one knee points outwards now
• hold the fingers to the temples
• the elbow point outwards

Correct Execution

• slowly guide the opposite elbow to upper knee
• the shoulder lifts off the ground
• the other one sticks to the ground
• try to hold the head in extension to the spine
• hold the contraction for a moment
• guide the body back again, but do not rest it on the ground, guide it back up again right away instead
• afterwards, switch the sides and repeat several times