Alternative exercise to sit ups 24 Articles

by Ernest Capraro

Sit ups and crunches don't hold much excitement for the fitness bound. Nor do they offer a complete abdominal workout. Thank goodness for the wealth of other exercises available for your midsection. By no means is this ...read more

by David Colello

ALTERNATIVES TO SIT UPS Remember those videos of sit ups that we all watched in gym class? They looked a little grainy, everyone had a crew cut, and you got the odd impression that the child actors in them were collect...read more

by Keith Bailey

Sit-ups have traditionally been the exercise of choice for strengthening the abdominal area. The exercise is one of the first maneuvers taught to children in Physical Education classes. But as you age, the risk of a back i...read more

by Kathy Stemke

With the growing awareness of exercise science, some of the old fads like plastic pants and vibrating belts have vanished, but a few bad activities have managed to remain. One of those infamous exercises, the sit-up, is d...read more

by Mjrinella

Building strong abs can be frustrating, especially when you lack variety within your abdominal workout. All too often people find that sit-ups are synonymous with abdominal exercises. This can be especially devastating whe...read more

by Outlaw Adam Knight

I hate doing sit-ups. I really do. Not because they're hard or that I dislike the agony I feel when my abs are cramped the next day, though both those points are true. I hate sit-ups because they are exceptionally boring a...read more

by Nicole Foley

There are several alternatives to the traditional style of sit ups. In fact, it is now being reported that the old school style is not the greatest form of abdominal exercise because so many people do it incorrectly, hurt...read more

by Marie-April

Most who decide to embark upon the road to a rippling set of "six-pack" abs find that it is a road fraught with sit-ups - lots and lots and lots of repetitive sit-ups! This can leave a person feeling less than excited abou...read more

by Kimberley Heit

Do you have thousands of sit ups under your belt, but only negative side effects like neck, jaw and back pain to show for it? Well fitness experts now agree that sit ups are not the most effective way to exercise your stom...read more

by Lynn Edwards

My middle has never been small. Even when I was young and active or managed to starve myself down to a size 5 (US), my waist could never be described as waspish. As the years mounted up and work replaced sports, my waist...read more

by Kirsty Mapes

Abdominal exercises; now when you hear this most people would immediately associate this with sit ups but there is so much more to it than just doing sit ups there are hundreds of abdominal exercises around. Plenty to do o...read more

by David Cowley

Choosing the Best Ab Equipment For You. Chances are that everyone wants rock hard, flat abs, and of course having that toned and fit "six pack" is even better than that. There's no end to the choices when it comes to ab ...read more

by Shane Christensen

I don't know if this is common knowledge or not, but the conventional sit up is not a very good exercise, and for a few reasons. I know what you're thinking. How can they be bad? Why did the gym teacher make us do so ...read more

by E.D. Cameron

Sit ups, when done correctly, can be an effective abdominal exercise. The biggest problem, however, is that the sit up is also really easy to do incorrectly. This can lead to not only an ineffective work out, but also ba...read more

by Phil P

Are you one of those people who slug it out at the gym for hours on end doing endless amounts of sit ups for those killer abs that you see in the movies? Being an expert in the world of fitness and bodybuilding I can assur...read more

by Viviana Victoriano

Some people have the misconception that in order to have great abs sit ups are the way to go. A classic sit up goes like this: you lie on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor; with your hands behind you...read more

by Ari Gronich

Traditionally if you wanted to create a strong core and rock hard abs, you had to do an endless amount of sit ups. You would either put your hands behind your head, torquing your neck and causing all sorts of low back pain...read more

by Russell Roper

The sit-up has to be the most familiar exercise to everyone from school children to those who have served, or are serving, in the military. Doing sit-ups was always touted as the exercise of choice if you wanted those "...read more

by Trenna Sue Hiler

Sit ups can be a very valuable exercise in many programs. They tend to put some stress on the lower back. Sometimes they may seem a little boring and you may be looking for some alternatives to work on those same muscles. ...read more

by Ray Fauteux

The biggest problem with the standard sit-up is that it only targets a small area of the abdomen. The real secret to strengthening your abdomen is to work on the entire network of core muscles. This means deviating awa...read more