Hip Raise Exercises for the Abs

Video Transcript

"Hello, I’m Jacob Garcia with JGG Fitness Denver. On behalf of ExpertVillage.com, I’d like to demonstrate for you today the hip raise exercise, which focuses on the erectus abdominus which are the abdominal muscles in the front on the stomach, which are good for protecting the internal organs and supporting the lower back, pretty important stuff. So let’s go ahead and get in the first position, which is lying straight on your back and putting your hands just past your hips with palms facing down. You’re going to have your head resting on the mat and then bring your head and shoulders up where they’re about one to two inches off the mat and your feet about four inches off the mat. You’re going to bring your legs up and just raise those hips off the mat completely about one or two inches. Hold it for two seconds, and then back down, lowering your legs and not touching the mat, but putting them back in that first position which was about two inches off the mat. Hold that for two seconds and then back up. During the full motion of this exercise, make sure that your back stays completely flat against the mat. To help do this you can just think of your hips being towards the ceiling and rotating them in that direction. When you’re finish go ahead and place your feet on the mat, bring yourself up into a seated position and you just performed the hip raise exercise. "