Exercise 2: Oblique Crunches

• 1. Lie on the mat, legs bent, feet on the ground.
• 2. Lower the knees to the right, chest and head facing up.
• 3. Interlink the hands behind your head, elbows out to the sides.
• 4. Contract the abdominal muscles while exhaling and raise your head and shoulder blades off the floor 1 – 3 inches off the floor as in the straight crunch.
• 5. Lower your shoulders but do not go all the way down, then come up again.
• 6. Repeat this exercise with knees to the left.

Beginners 10 reps x 2 sets (One set = 10 reps with knees to the right and 10 reps with knees to the left) Intermediate – 20 reps x 2 sets.

Choose one exercise from # 3, 4, 5, or do all 3 consecutively without resting the legs on the ground (for intermediate level).