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crunch 1 - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

crunch 1

abdominal strengthening exercise lifting head and shoulders off floor with hands sliding forward on thighs

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with feet on the floor and knees bend and hands resting on thighs. Lift the head, shoulders and upper chset off the floor with hands moving forward. Lower the upper body to starting position and repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.