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Fingers To Toes Abdominals Crunches

Exercise Tips

  • An exercise mat can be used for comfort
  • Be sure to keep your arms and legs straight at all times
  • Control the motion-do not swing your arms or legs

Fingers To Toes Abdominals Crunches

This exercise targets your middle and upper abdominals and requires no equipment to perform.

Muscle Group

Middle & Upper Abdominals

Frequency

2 Days a Week to
3 Days a Week

Equipment

None

Cardiovascular Benefit

Moderate

Muscle Group: Middle & Upper Abdominals

Equipment: None

Minimum Frequency: 2 Days a Week

Maximum Frequency: 3 Days a Week

Cardiovascular Benefit: Moderate

Exercise Category: Middle & Upper Adbominals



Starting Position: Lie on the floor, face up with your legs straight out in front of you and your arms stretched straight out behind your head.

  1. 1 Exhaling, simultaneously lift your arms and your legs and bring them towards each other. Keep them as straight as possible. Lift your upper body until your shoulders blades just come off the floor, and your legs until they are almost perpendicular to your torso.
  2. 2 Inhale and slowly return to starting position.
  3. 3 Repeat this exercise until you have completed all repetitions for the set.