Exercise Directory: Legs Up/Reach for Your Toes

This exercise will focus on your upper 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: Press your lower back against the floor. This is to help eliminate your back from arching.

STEP #5: Extend your arms up toward your legs.

STEP #6: Slowly lift your shoulders off the ground ... and reach your hands toward your feet.

STEP #7: Return your shoulders to the floor ... and immediately reach for your feet again.

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

STEP #9: REST.

​STEP #10: REPEAT.

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