The abdominal crunch is similar to the exercise many people did in their childhood – the sit-ups. The difference is that while doing a sit-up you raise your entire back, during an abdominal ...

“Both of these exercise target your rectus abdominus - those are the muscles that run down the front of your stomach - so there’s merit in doing both crunches and doing planks,” says fitness ...

Cannot do crunches because you have a back problem? Try this one. How to do abdominal crunches the right way Learn how to do crunches the right way from Kaizzad Capadia, fitness trainer and co ...

Swap sit-ups for ab crunches – the perfect move for targetting abdominal muscles without putting too much pressure on your neck or lower back. It’s really crucial that you concentrate on ...

Neck pain is an especially common complaint when people do abdominal crunches. Although crunches seem easy, research suggests that they can increase the risk of low-back pain when they’re not ...

We asked this group to complete a set of abdominal exercises with the aim of testing whether we can exercise belly fat away directly. Our volunteers did this 4 times per week – alternating days.

Crunches are a great way to work your abdominal muscles, but if you just can’t get on board with them – because, let’s be honest, they’re not the easiest exercise or that fun – there are ...