For a strong core and strong abdominals and obliques, a crunch is a great exercise. However, many people tend to do a crunch the wrong way that can cause injury to their neck and back. When doing a crunch the correct way, you are able to efficiently and effectively strengthen your core muscles in a safe way.
Muscles Used
-Rectus Abdominis
-External Oblique
-Internal Oblique
Daily Use of Muscles
-walking/running
-getting out of bed
-laughing and coughing
-balancing
-picking things up/carrying objects
Things To Remember
-be sure to lift with your shoulders, bringing your shoulder blades off the ground
-to keep the chin off the chest and keep the neck in line with the spine, look at the ceiling
-keep elbows open; DO NOT bring them forward
-DO NOT interlock fingers behind the head; this will cause the neck to bend and strain
-breathe out through the mouth when lifting off the ground, and inhale through the nose when releasing back to the ground
Picture of a correct crunch
Video of a correct crunch
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