Dead bug

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Dead bug

Waist · Body weight

Target muscles

Abs

Also works

Hip flexorsLower back

How to do it

  1. 1Lie flat on your back with your arms extended towards the ceiling.
  2. 2Bend your knees and lift your legs off the ground, creating a 90-degree angle at your hips and knees.
  3. 3Engage your core and lower back to press your lower back into the ground.
  4. 4Slowly lower your right arm and left leg towards the ground, keeping them straight and hovering just above the floor.
  5. 5Pause for a moment, then return to the starting position.
  6. 6Repeat the movement with your left arm and right leg.
  7. 7Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits