Lie back on the floor with your knees bent and hands behind your head. Keep your elbows spread apart and out of sight. Your head needs to be in a comfortable and neutral position.
STEP 2
Contract your abdominals and raise your shoulders off the floor until you reach a seated and upright position.
STEP 3
Return to the starting position.
STEP 4
Repeat for the prescribed number of repetitions.
Special Notes
The biggest complaint and difficulty people have when doing this exercise is that their feet are not fixated (under a bench, or by having someone hold them). However, the entire point of the exercise is NOT to have your feet fixed. If you want to decrease the difficulty level, simply place your feet under any weighted object and then perform the movement or place your hands on your chest.
