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Alternating Oblique Sit Ups
The Alternating Oblique Sit Ups is a bodyweight exercise that targets the obliques, with the core assisting. Follow the 6 steps below and watch the demo to check your form.
- Target muscles
- Obliques
- Also works
- Core
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Body part
- Waist
Step by step
- Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
- Place your hands lightly behind your head with elbows wide.
- Sit up by contracting your core while rotating your torso to bring your right elbow toward your left knee.
- Lower yourself back down with control.
- Sit up again, this time rotating to bring your left elbow toward your right knee.
- Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
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