oblique crunches floor

A waist exercise targeting the abs, performed with body weight.

oblique crunches floor demonstration
oblique crunches floor β€” demonstration

Body part

Waist

Equipment

Body Weight

Target muscles

Abs

Secondary muscles

Obliques

How to do oblique crunches floor

  1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.

  2. Place your hands behind your head or cross them over your chest.

  3. Engage your abs and lift your shoulder blades off the floor, rotating your torso to one side.

  4. Pause for a moment, then lower your shoulder blades back down to the floor.

  5. Repeat on the other side, alternating sides with each repetition.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Abs

Secondary

Obliques

Related exercises

All waist exercises β†’

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