Exercise Directory: Exercise #87: Pop Ups/Legs Parallel to the Floor

​This exercise will focus on your abdominal muscle.

STEP #1: Lie down on your back on the floor [facing the ceiling].

STEP #2: Lift your legs up in the air so they are at about a 90 degree angle with your body.

STEP #3: Draw your belly button in toward your spine.

STEP #4: Place your hands under your bottom.

​STEP #5: Press your lower back against the floor. This is to help eliminate your back from arching.

STEP #6: Pop your bottom off the floor by lifting your legs toward the ceiling.

STEP #7: Next ... lower your legs and extend them out so that they are parallel to the floor.

​STEP #8: Continue to repeat this movement until you feel your abdominals start to fatigue.

STEP #9: REST.

STEP #10: REPEAT.

​STEP #9: REST.

STEP #10: REPEAT.

Photos by Kenny Johnson Photography.