Exercises to Help You Tone and Strengthen
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Abdominal Crunch and Chest Press

Here we put together two tried and true exercises to maximize your time and effort.
To start lie on the floor or mat and execute a few regular crunches to warm up if you are not already warmed up. Remember our cues for executing an effective crunch.
  • Use abs to press lower back into the mat/floor
  • Keep feet on the floor with knees bent
  • Place finger tips behind ears. Don't lock them behind head.
  • Keep chin lifted with enough space between chin and chest for a tennis ball
  • Lift ribs and shoulders off floor. Don't pull on head/neck.
  • Once lifted keep shoulders off the floor.
Now lift the feet up so that the thighs are 90 degrees from the hips and the shins are 90 degrees from the thighs. Like you're sitting in a chair but happen to be lieing on your back. Continue to crunch for 25 crunches.
On the last crunch, hold your head and shoulders up off the floor and execute 10 chest presses by bringing your hands to your shoulders and then pressing them up to the ceiling. You can add resistance to this with a medicine ball, dumbbells or a figuire eight resistance band.
Once you've executed the 10 chest presses then try another set of 25 crunches and 10 chest presses. Try and complete three sets with each set making sure to hold the knees and upper body high off the floor crunching the abdominals tightly into the belly button.


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