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  2. All those crunches are a waste of time if you're making this ...

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    You would do 10 crunches, 10 bicycle crunches, and then 10 lower lifts. Repeat that two more times for a total of three rounds and 30 exercises of each! Repeat that two more times for a total of ...

  3. How To Decide Whether To Do Sit-Ups Or Crunches In Your ... - AOL

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    Work *multiple* muscle groups. Sit-ups help you sculpt your abs (and more!) from lots of angles at once when done with proper form, says Olivia Amato, CPT, a Peloton instructor. Improve stabilization.

  4. Are crunches a pain in the neck? Try this ab exercise instead

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    Reverse crunches work your oblique muscles and the rectus abdominis, the pair of muscles that run vertically down the core and are responsible for giving your core that “six-pack” look.

  5. Abdominal exercise - Wikipedia

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    This image shows an abdominal exercise crunch using a stability ball. There are multiple ways to work on our abdominals but here are various abdominal exercises someone can do that are effective. One of the most popular exercise is what is known as the abdominal crunch. It activates the four abdominal muscles because it flexes the spine while ...

  6. Crunch (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    The crunch or curl-up is an abdominal exercise that works the rectus abdominis muscle. [1] It enables both building and defining "six-pack" abs and tightening the belly. Crunches use the exerciser's own body weight to tone muscle and are recommended by some experts [ like whom? ] , despite negative research results [ citation needed ] , as a ...

  7. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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    Crunch. The crunch is performed while lying face up on the floor with knees bent, by curling the shoulders up towards the pelvis. This is an isolation exercise for the abdominals. Equipment: body weight, dumbbell or crunch machine.

  8. Traditional sit-ups and crunches are terrible for you ... - AOL

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    Kaiser said traditional crunches can't effectively target the body's deep core stabilizers — the muscles in our mid-section (like the transverse abominis) that can help our core "appear flatter."

  9. Outline of exercise - Wikipedia

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    It is performed for various reasons including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, as well as for the purpose of enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system , and helps prevent the " diseases of affluence " such as heart disease , cardiovascular ...