Standing Side Crunch
This cardio exercise raises your heart rate and works your lower body, core and shoulders. Watch the demo video, then follow the tips below.
Rep Range
Time Based
How to do Standing Side Crunch
Start in an upright stance with your feet hip-width apart and toes slightly pointed out. Place your hands behind your head, ensuring that your elbows are pointing outward. This is your starting position. As you begin the side crunch, lift one knee towards the elbow on the same side, trying to get them as close together as possible. Simultaneously, bend your torso toward the raised knee, really engaging your oblique muscles (the side abdominal muscles). After completing the movement on one side, shift to the other side. Ensure you maintain a controlled and balanced rhythm, alternating sides.
Common mistakes
It's essential to keep your core engaged throughout to ensure stability and to prevent arching or swaying of the back.Avoid pulling on your neck with your hands. The hands are there for support and not to force the movement.
Breathing
Exhale deeply as you crunch, bringing the knee and elbow closer. Inhale as you return to the initial position, ensuring you maintain a steady breathing pattern to support the movement and muscle engagement.
Muscles worked
Primary Focus Area
Cardiovascular System
Secondary Focus Area
Lower Body, Core, Shoulders, Traps, Levator Scapulae, Rhomboids, Infraspinatus, Teres Major, Teres Minor, Latissimus Dorsi, Lower Back, Erector Spinae
