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Exercise Demonstrations

Low Mount Crunches with Band
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Low Mount Crunches with Band Exercise

Starting Position

Loop band around a low wall mount or a bench no more than 1 foot off the floor. Lie with fixed point behind you, knees bent, feet flat. Bend arms to hold the end of the band above your shoulders.

Action

EXHALE: Keeping hands above shoulders, curl torso off the floor into a crunch.

INHALE: Slowly lower to start without resting to complete one rep.

Special Instructions

Make it harder: Scoot farther away from your mount and/or extend arms straight back near your ears.

Make it easier: Stay close to the mount.

Muscles Worked: Abs