You may like: What are varicose veins? Here are 4 things to know and how to treat them If your abdominal muscles are not strong enough to do good sit-ups, begin with crunches (partial sit-ups).

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One inverted sit-up at a full inversion angle is said to be the equivalent of 10 standard sit-ups, so only a few repetitions are necessary to benefit.

If you really are after a flatter tummy or washboard abs, doing hundreds of sit-ups will actually make you look more pot-bellied than before, according to a London-based osteopath.

I stuck on a podcast and began the workout. Now, I'm no athlete, but the workout seemed painfully slow, even for a hungover person — who needs two entire minutes to complete four partial sit-ups?

10 partial single-arm sit-ups 15 leg lifts Side plank (on forearm) with dumbbell reach 15 reverse crunches 30-second forearm plank with dumbbell pull-through ...

When it comes to working your mid-section, not all exercises are created equal, so ditch your sit-ups and crunches, and try these six advanced ab exercises if you want to really work your ...

Fitnessgram involved sit-and-reach separately on the right and left sides, trunk lift (lying on the floor and lifting your stomach and upper body as high as possible off the ground), curl up (a ...

Partial sit-ups (also called crunches or trunk curls): Lying on back with legs bent and feet flat and not anchored, lift head and shoulders off the floor. Hands can be alongside hips or, as you ...

Assume the sit-up position as described, but slowly raise only the head and shoulders off the floor, hold, then lower. Are planks good for core strength? What is a plank?

10 partial single-arm sit-ups 15 leg lifts Side plank (on forearm) with dumbbell reach 15 reverse crunches 30-second forearm plank with dumbbell pull-through ...