Basic Sit-Ups with Perfect Form

Sit-up is an exercise performed with just body weight. They are also known as curl-up. Exercises mainly : abs muscle .

Description

Muscles

Primary muscles targeted

• Abs

Notes

• knees at 90-degrees angle
• feet may be together or slightly apart
• heel is the only part of the feet that may contact the ground
• fingers interlocked behind head
• head, arms, hands and elbows may not touch the ground
• raise body until core reach the vertical position (base of neck above base of spine)

Versus crunches

Sit-ups differ from crunches in that in them, the body should reach a vertical position, but in crunches only a 45° angle is required.

References

• U.S. Forces Fitness YouTube channel
• Wikipedia contributors. (2020, April 5). Sit-up. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02:35, May 10, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sit-up&oldid=949325050