Crunch

Teaching Points

• Lay on your back with the centre of the band attched to a fixed point behind your head
  
  
• Hold the ends of the band and bend the elbows
  
  
• Use your stomach muscles to pull your head and shoulders off the ground
  
  
• Keep your arms still
  
  
• Slowly return to the starting position

Muscles Worked

• Rectus Abdominus

Alternative exercises

• Crunch
  
  
• Crunch on a swiss ball
  
  
• Crunch resistance machine

Related Injuries

• Abdominal muscle strain