Oooo baby, get ready to feel that burn with this one! One of the greatest misconceptions about exercise is that moving faster will always increase the intensity... but this exercise will prove otherwise! I recommend trying Level 1 your 1st go at this, but if you feel like you need to take things up a notch, try Level 2, [or maybe even 3!], in your last couple sets.

FORM:
[Roll Up Sit Up]
- Begin laying on your back with your knees bent so your feet are flat on the floor.
- Reach your arms straight up to the ceiling. [Not back behind your head... throwing your arms forward to give you momentum for the sit up is CHEATING!!]
- Pull your lower belly in & back as you lift your chest & peel your spine off the floor until you're sitting upright w/ proper posture.
- Keeping your lats engaged, [shoulders back & down, neck long], curl your tailbone under by tucking your pelvis forward & lower yourself back to the floor vertebrae by vertebrae until you've returned to your starting position.
[Crunch]
- Begin laying on your back with your knees bent so your feet are flat on the floor.
- Reach your arms straight up to the ceiling. [Not back behind your head... throwing your arms forward to give you momentum for the sit up is CHEATING!!]
- Pull your lower belly in as you lift your chest just enough to tap the top of your knees with your hands.
- Be sure to keep your upper back from rounding as you reach by squeezing your shoulder blades together behind you and pulling your shoulders down away from your ears.

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B Strong,

Cassie B.