Oblique Crunch
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muscles: | Obliques![]() |
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auxiliary muscles: | Rectus Abdominis![]() |
required: | Doable Without Equipment And Weights |
optional: | Fitness Mat |
fitness level: | Easy |
exercise type: | Strength |
Variations available (16) |


Starting Position
- lay your back and head on a fitness mat or the ground
- bend the knees and turn them to one side
- one leg now lies on the ground, the other one on it
- your upper body sticks to the ground
- hold the hands to the temples
Correct Execution
- guide your upper body up as high as you can
- head and blades lift off the ground
- the lower back stays on the ground
- hold the head in extension to the spine
- hold the tension for a moment and then come back to the starting position
- repeat the exercise several times, also with the other side