Seated Knee to Elbows / Chair Cross Body Crunches / Bicycles
- Seat yourself comfortably at the edge of a solid chair, with your back straight and unsupported. Keep your feet planted about hip-width apart
- With your hands placed gently behind your head find a stable comfort point with your glutes. This is the starting position
- When ready, exhale and using your core for control, raise one knee towards your chest
- At the same time, bring the opposite elbow across your body until it meets, or comes close to the raised knee.
- After each crunch, return to the start position inhaling as you do so, bringing your foot back down to the ground
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Seated knee to elbows / chair cross body crunches / bicycles is a at-home work out exercise that targets abs and lower back and also involves glutes & hip flexors. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Shadow boxing, stability / swiss / exercise ball plank and barbell windshield wipers are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as seated knee to elbows / chair cross body crunches / bicycles. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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