How to Do
How to Do Crunches with a Bosu Ball
The crunches with a bosu ball should begin with good posture to avoid injury. Brace the spine by drawing your lower abdomen inward. Your core muscles should be activated to support your posture as you perform the exercise.
If any pain is experienced, immediately stop the crunches with a bosu ball.
Beginning
Beginning Crunches with a Bosu Ball
1. Begin seated on the flat side of a bosu with both feet firmly planted on the floor.
2. Carefully lie back on the bosu, ensuring that it follows your natural mid-back curve.
3. Draw your belly button in towards your spine and engage your abdominal muscles by placing your hands behind your earlobes. This is where you'll begin.
Movement
Crunches with a Bosu Ball Movement
1. Inhale. Exhale. Tuck your chin into your chest and lift your head and shoulder blades off the bosu using your abdominals, stopping until your upper body forms a single straight line from chin to hips. It is not necessary for you to sit all the way up.
2. Inhale. Return to the starting position by slowly lowering your torso. Rep the procedure for the specified number of times.
Benefits
Crunches with a Bosu Ball Benefits
The rectus abdominis, or six-pack muscles, and the transverse abdominis are the primary muscles targeted by this exercise. When done correctly, however, it also engages muscles that help to support the hips and lower back.
Exercise Aliases
Crunch on Bosu, Bosu Ball Ab.
