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Getting a strong core is super important for overall fitness and good posture. One great exercise that works your ab muscles is called frog crunches. This dynamic move not only targets your rectus abdominis (those six-pack muscles) but also challenges your obliques (side abs) and hip flexors, making it an awesome all-around core workout.
How to Perform the Exercise:
- Lie flat on your back with your legs bent and feet flat on the floor, about hip-width apart.
- Stretch your arms overhead, keeping them parallel to the ground.
- Tighten your tummy muscles by squeezing your belly button towards your spine.
- Breathe in and use your ab muscles to lift your shoulder blades off the floor, keeping your chin tucked in.
- As you breathe out, bring your knees towards your chest, and try to touch with your elbows.
- Breathe in and return to the starting position, lowering your shoulder blades and straightening your legs.
Tips to perform frog crunches exercise:
- Move in a controlled way throughout the exercise to get the most out of it.
- Breathe out when you’re making an effort, and breathe in on the way back.
- Keep your core muscles engaged to prevent arching your lower back.
- For an extra challenge, try frog crunches with your legs raised off the floor.
Frog crunches exercise benefits :
- Strengthens your entire core – abs, obliques, and hip flexors
- Improves stability and balance
- Can help reduce lower back pain by strengthening supporting muscles
- Boosts metabolism by engaging multiple muscle groups
- Enhances posture and functional movement patterns
Frog Crunches Muscles Worked:
The frog crunches exercise is an excellent full-body core workout. It primarily engages your rectus abdominis, the six-pack muscles that run vertically along your abdomen. Your obliques, the muscles along the sides of your core, are also heavily involved. The deep transverse abdominis, which wraps around your midsection, works to stabilize your spine. Additionally, this exercise targets your hip flexors, the muscles at the front of your hips that allow you to lift your knees. Supporting muscles like your erector spinae, glutes, and hamstrings also contribute by maintaining proper form and balance throughout the movement.
