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SIDE CRUNCH
Work obliques & engage the core.
This move targets the obliques.
Start: Lie sideways on the top of a stability ball, with your feet planted firmly on the floor. Place your fingertips by your temple with your elbow held out to the side. Lower your ball-side elbow as far down as possible without discomfort. Movement: Keeping your fingertips pressed to your temple, raise your top elbow so your trunk flexes laterally as far as possible. Contract your obliques and then return along the same path back to the starting position. After performing the desired number of reps, repeat on the opposite side.
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If you have trouble maintaining stability, position your feet against the bottom of a wall for support.3
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From “Women’s Home Workout Bible” by Brad Schoenfeld. Copyright © 2009 by Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. Excerpted by permission of Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL. Available to order from Human Kinetics Canada at www.HumanKinetics.com or by calling 1800-465-7301.
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