Here are Jillybean’s proper form of various abdominal exercises:
(tip – always keep your face looking up for every ab exercise so you don’t hurt your neck)
Ab Leg Cross: Start on your back and place your hands slightly under your butt. Lift your legs above the floor and cross them back and forth over each other.
Ab Leg Lift: Start on your back and place your hands slightly under your butt. Lift your legs up until your butt comes off the floor. Lower them back down, stopping before they touch the floor and repeat exercise.
Ab Twist: Start sitting up with your knees slightly bent while leaning back. Twist your torso back and forth as your hands touch the floor on each side of you.
Ab Wipers: Start on your back with your hands slightly under your butt. Lift your legs up and out at an angle. Bring them down in the middle towards the floor and move them up and out to the other side. Bring them back to the middle towards the floor and repeat.
Bicycle Crunch: Start on your back with your hands behind your head and knees up. Twist your body back and forth while reaching your elbow towards the opposite knee.
Boat Pose: While sitting, lift your legs and reach out your arms and hold yourself in a V shape.
Butt Lift Crunch: Start with your hands behind your head and feet up. Perform a crunch and lift your legs up so your butt comes up off the floor.
Crunch: Start on your back with your hands behind your head. Place feet on the floor with knees bent. Lift your head and upper back up off the floor.
Fly & Hug Crunch: Start on your back with hands spread out wide on the floor. Lift your legs and upper body towards each other and hug your legs. Lower back to starting position and repeat.
Full Body Sit-Up: Start lying down and lift your legs and upper body to preform a sit-up. Return to starting position and repeat.
Knee Tuck Crunch: Start on your back with hands behind your head and knees up. Preform a crunch while bringing your knees in and up towards your face.
L Crunch: Start on your back with hands behind your head. Make an L shape with your legs and perform a crunch. (both legs should be off the floor the entire exercise)
Open & Close Crunch: Start lying down with your arms stretched out over your head. Lift your legs and arms up towards each other so they touch directly above you. Your butt and upper back should be lifted up off the floor. Lower down to starting position and repeat.
Open Leg Crunch: Start on your back with your legs lifted and opened. Reach your hands through your legs and preform a crunch.
Reverse Crunch: Start on your back with your hands slightly under your butt. Bend your knees and bring them up and in towards your face.
Side Crunch: Start with your hands behind your head and lying on one hip. Perform a crunch while focusing on one side of the abs. Switch over to the other hip and preform a crunch.
Sit-Up: Start on your back with your knees bent and feet on the floor. Lift your upper body towards the knees while reaching forward with your hands.
Sit-Up & Punch: Perform a sit-up while punching to one side. Lower back down and perform another sit-up while punching to the other side.
Tilt Crunch: Start in a crunch position. Tilt your head and upper back to one side while reaching your elbow to the hip. Tilt back to starting position and repeat on other side.
Toe Touch Crunch: Start on your back with feet and hands up in the air. Reach for your toes while lifting your butt off the floor.
Twist Crunch: Start in a crunch position. Perform a crunch while twisting your elbow to the opposite knee. Feet stay on the floor. Return to starting position and repeat on the other side.
