Modified V-Sit

General And Specifics

• this exercise strengthens the core and the hip flexors

Starting Position

• lay your back on a fitness mat or the floor
• stretch out the arms (easy), place the hands on the chest (normal) or at the temples (difficult)
• your feet hover across the floor
• the legs are almost completely stretched out

Correct Execution

• lift your upper body in a controlled motion
• simultaneously, bend the knees to 90 degrees and bring them towards the chest
• hold the head in extension to the spine
• your body weight is on the bottom
• try to hold the position shortly
• come back to the starting position, do not lose the balance
• do not rest the back completely on the floor
• hold the tension and repeat several times for an effective ab workout