How to Get a Six Pack without Crunches

7 Core Moves That Are More Fun Than Situps

Shake up your abs routine with these moves, inspired from popular gym classes, belly dancing, even burlesque
By Erin Hicks fitbie
 

Standing Side Crunch

7 Core Moves That Are More Fun Than Situps // woman in side bend © Thinkstock

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Where we’ve seen it before: Hip hop dance, martial arts, ballet

How to do it: Stand with your left leg turned out and your right leg at a point with your heel up off the floor, but make sure your leg is straight. Place your right hand behind the head with the elbow bent and put your left hand on your left hip. Side bend towards the right side—while doing this bring your right knee cap and elbow down so they meet somewhere around hip height. Return to start.

How many reps: Do 10 to the right, 10 to the left.

Why it works: You’re standing on one leg, which forces balance and core stabilization. It works on slimming down the waist because it focuses on the obliques, whereas the situp works on the six pack—the muscles right up front. This move works your waist and stomach to make those parts look slimmer.

Make it harder: Shorten the range of motion with 10 to 15 tiny pulses before you put your leg to the ground.
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