Let's check it out: Proper way to do crunches.

**aylasmommy** · 02-28-2003, 05:32 PM

http://www.iemily.com/Article.cfm?ArtID=304#do

This link lists great tips for doing proper crunches

One of the main ones I didn't know most of my life, was to keep your lower abdominals pulled down to the floor while you do crunches.

The other I didn't see on there, make sure you keep your muscles engaged even when coming back down. I used to relax my muscles coming back down, but I was doing it all wrong :

Remember, it's far better to do 10 correct crunches, than to do 100 incorrect ones. Plus you save time

**heaven** · 02-28-2003, 05:37 PM

thank you darling!!!!!!! i had the abisolator that really helped me learn to do them. I lost that thing somewhere (Had two one i payed like 30. for and the other one was 50 cents.) Loved that thing but it did teach me to do them right. now i have to do my exercises. (maybe after my nap lol)