Abdominal Crunches
The fear of worsening back problems causes some people to avoid strength training. The good news is that you can strength train safely without injuring your back if you follow a few simple guidelines. Find out what they are.
Some people exercise to burn more calories and make it easier to lose weight or control their body weight. However, some popular exercises don’t burn as many calories as you think. Here are five that expend fewer calories than you think.
Along with standard crunches, reverse crunches are an effective exercise for your abdominal muscles. One concern about standard crunches is they place stress on your lower back and spine. Is that also true of reverse crunches?
How do you do your abdominal crunches crunches? On a mat? Another option is to do them on a stability ball – but it is really more effective to do it this way? Find out.
Planks versus crunches: Is one better than the other for ab development? Find out why, ultimately, you need to do both!
Crunches are one of the most popular exercises and one that’s often overused and done incorrectly. How many of these abdominal crunch mistakes are you making? Get the rundown on refining your crunch technique and why crunches are only one part of a well-rounded ab program.
