How to do Reverse Crunches in the Water

Video Transcript

"In this segment we're still really focusing on our core, except we're not only going to isolate the front part but the back part. Believe me, you do have muscles back there that need to be worked on. So we're just going to do the same thing. We're still going to be treading water whether it be the deep end, whether it be the shallow end depending on how comfortable you are in the water. Be treading along like this and rather than putting our knees out and forward and crunching forward, you're going to push them out behind you and backwards. Not only is this going to work out abs because you're doing a reverse crunch backwards, pulling your knees in, you're going to be working your glutes, you're going to be working your hamstrings and you're going to be working your lower back. Which is really important for most people. So you want to be able to pull and push back both knees while we're in the pool, we're going to be pushing back doing a crunch. Again, we're going to be treading water the entire time you're doing this. So keep that in mind. If you're not comfortable with that find a wall, place your hands onto the wall and just do the reverse crunch. This is definitely going to make your workout easier because you're putting a lot more strength into your arms and holding your weight there and not having to rely on being able to float in the pool. But you're still going to get the right isolation of the muscles that you need."