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Elephant Bite #3
Oblique Crunches
Lay face up, back on the floor. Bent knees together and feet flat on the floor. Rest your hands on your shoulders. Keeping your knees together and both your shoulders on the floor while twisting at the waist, to let both knees drop towards the floor as far as they will comfortably go. Raise BOTH shoulders smoothly toward the ceiling as high as possible, then lower them again. Repeat these shoulder raises as many times as possible until you can't do any more. Raise your knees to the center, then lower them to the other side and repeat the raises again until you can't do any more.
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. And the sooner you start eating, the sooner you'll be done. It's the same with fitness. Start here and start now! Do a little bit at a time, but do it right away.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (read this after you have finished your first set of oblique crunches):
- This exercise primarily works the oblique muscles (the sides of your torso). It will also work your abs and back somewhat.
- Raise and lower your shoulders slowly and steadily.
- Try to raise both shoulders to the same height each time. One will be easier than the other.
- Do not hold your breath when you do this or any exercise.
- Cradle your head in your hands if your neck needs support. DO NOT LIFT YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
Stop reading this and do a second set of oblique crunches as many as you can on both sides.
Then rest for several minutes and do a third set.
That's it. Do this exercise 3-4 times each week (about every second day).
See also other Elephant Bites, including Situps and Pushups.
Lay face up, back on the floor. Bent knees together and feet flat on the floor. Rest your hands on your shoulders. Keeping your knees together and both your shoulders on the floor while twisting at the waist, to let both knees drop towards the floor as far as they will comfortably go. Raise BOTH shoulders smoothly toward the ceiling as high as possible, then lower them again. Repeat these shoulder raises as many times as possible until you can't do any more. Raise your knees to the center, then lower them to the other side and repeat the raises again until you can't do any more.
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. And the sooner you start eating, the sooner you'll be done. It's the same with fitness. Start here and start now! Do a little bit at a time, but do it right away.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (read this after you have finished your first set of oblique crunches):
- This exercise primarily works the oblique muscles (the sides of your torso). It will also work your abs and back somewhat.
- Raise and lower your shoulders slowly and steadily.
- Try to raise both shoulders to the same height each time. One will be easier than the other.
- Do not hold your breath when you do this or any exercise.
- Cradle your head in your hands if your neck needs support. DO NOT LIFT YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
Stop reading this and do a second set of oblique crunches as many as you can on both sides.
Then rest for several minutes and do a third set.
That's it. Do this exercise 3-4 times each week (about every second day).
See also other Elephant Bites, including Situps and Pushups.
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