45 Degree Crunches
  • Lay on back with knees bent and feet planted flat on floor.
  • Hold hands up on a 45 degree angle to your body as if your holding a
    rope at that same angle and aim it off to the side of your leg.
  • Activate your T.V.A.
  • Begin to lift your chest towards the top of the imaginary rope as if your
    hands are pulling you up.
  • While holding your abdominals and obliques tight the entire movement,
    squeeze your upper body into your lower body.
  • Hold at this peak position for a second, then return to the starting position
    without relaxing the abdominals, then repeat to the opposite side.

45 Degree Knee-ups

  • Hold chest up and out.
  • Maintain natural curve in lower back.
  • Activate your T.V.A.
  • Keep abdominals tight.
  • Exhale as you raise knees across body towards shoulder and crunch
    body towards opposite hip.
  • Do not throw or swing legs.
  • Inhale as you return legs down.


Sidebends

  • Hold chest up and out.
  • Maintain natural curve in lower back.
  • Activate your T.V.A.
  • Keep abdominals tight.
  • Exhale as you crunch your upper body towards your hip without pulling
    up on the resistance with your hand, shoulder or leaning at the waist.
  • Hold for a second, then return to standing straight up.
All photos by Eric Jacobson