Video

Embed our video: click here for the code

Equipment

Body Weight
Stretching Mat

From the Blog

What are your abs good for?
Why to avoid the Weights belt?
Why is holding your breath bad?

Exercise Search


Double Pulse

Lie down on the ground on your back with your feet off the floor and your knees bent at 90 degrees. Your knees should be directly above your hip bone.

Reach your hands forwards, as though you were trying to touch your toes. Raise your shoulder blades off the ground as you would in a normal crunch. Now you are ready to start.

Bring your knees in to your chest so that your hips come off the ground slightly. At the same time you need to reach for your toes so that you take the crunch that bit further. Once you have have gone as far as you can, hold it for a second and relax back down so that you are back in the start position (remembering to keep your shoulders above the ground).


Do's Don'ts
  • Do breathe out on the way up and in on the way down
  • Do keep your shoulder blades off the floor throughout the exercise
  • Do stop if your neck begins to ache
  • Do make sure you bring your hips off the ground
  • Don't hold your breath
  • Don't bang your head with your knees
  • Don't just move from the neck

Bookmark and Share

Go BackStart Again