Seated Vacuum
How to Do Seated Vacuum
- Sit up straight on a bench or chair with your hands on your thighs.
- Take a breath in for three to four seconds.
- Exhale while focusing on drawing your navel towards your spine.
- Keep exhaling for a minimum of five seconds.
- Relax and repeat.
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Seated Vacuum Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Seated Vacuum targets abs. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
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