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A–C: The sequence for crunches with turns.





  Strengthening:
    ++ Front abdominal muscles, particularly the
       sloping muscles
      + Lateral abdominal muscles


  Starting Position
  Lie on your back with your hands at your temples. Raise
  your head with your arms and legs o  the  oor to build
  tension in your body.

  Execution
  Move  your  upper  body  to  the  right  while  pulling  your
  right  knee  and  your  left  elbow  toward  each  other.  Next,
  return slowly to the starting position, but don’t rest your
  body on the floor. Alternate by raising your upper body to
  the  right  and  left  until  you  have  completed  the  planned
  number  of  repetitions.  Avoid  swinging  motions  and
  hollowing your back.

  Variants
  You  can  also  start  by  doing  the   rst  half  of  the  planned
  number  of  repetitions  to  one  side  before  you  continue
  with  the  remaining  repetitions  on  the  other  side.  For
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