The Side Crunch Ab Exercise

Video Transcript

"Nobody likes love handles, so we're going to start with a side crunch. It's all about lines, so you want to make sure your elbow is in line with your shoulder, and your shoulder is in line with your hips. So it should be a straight line. So we are going to have two lines going from your hip bone to your should blades, from your shoulder to your wrist. Okay? You got that? Good. Put that arm behind your head. You're going to lift your body up at the same time crunching to the side, and lower that body down. Crunch it up, remember to exhale on the movement and inhale when you lower and start at your starting position. So you're going to inhale here and exhale on the movement, and crunch it up just like that. So you're going to lift your body up, work on those love handles, almost as if you're trying to touch your elbow to your toe. Exactly, just like that. Let's go to the other side, so again, remember that alignment. We're going to have a straight line. Your wrist is in line with your shoulder, this shoulder is in line with your hip. Bring those legs a little bit more forward if you need to. We're going to crunch it up, just like that and take it down just like that. So exhale and inhale on the movement. So that is a side crunch. Remember beginners, try 20-30. Don't feel bad if you can't do 20, 15 is always a great start. If you're intermediate, try 40-50. If you're advanced, try 60-80."