Lying elbow to knee

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Lying elbow to knee

Waist · Body weight

Target muscles

Abs

Also works

Hip flexorsLower back

How to do it

  1. 1Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
  2. 2Place your hands behind your head with your elbows pointing outwards.
  3. 3Engage your abs and lift your upper body off the ground, bringing your right elbow towards your left knee.
  4. 4At the same time, extend your right leg straight out and lift it off the ground.
  5. 5Pause for a moment, then return to the starting position.
  6. 6Repeat the movement, this time bringing your left elbow towards your right knee and extending your left leg.
  7. 7Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

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