This is a great and classic exercise to start to work out those abdominals.

Execution

1Lie on your back with both legs bent and both feet flat on the floor.

3Keeping your back, neck and shoulders as straight as possible and looking out and over your knees slowly raise your shoulders off the floor and slide your hands upwards and outwards to touch the top of your bent knee.

The timing of the exercise should be up for a count of 2 and down for a count of 2.

Try starting with 8 - 10 and gradually in time increase the amount until you reach 20 sit ups in one go.

Technically each sit up is called a rep and the amount of sit ups you perform without stopping is called a set.

Do not hold and pull the head this will put pressure on the neck.

Progression

5Once you can easily perform 20 sit ups (reps) try to have the hands either side of the head fingertips touching the temples and elbows out to the side.

6Remember to not pull the head and only use your stomach muscles to pull your weight.

You will find this version harder so again start at 10 reps and increase until you can easily do 20 reps per set.

Each exercise can be for any fitness level and as you improve you can extend the time and or reps.

Just remember healthy body means a longer happier healthier life.

Good luck and hope to catch you next time for another workout.