The toe touching ab exercise primarily trains your rectus abdominis — the muscle that makes up your six-pack. Your core, however, includes your side obliques, transverse abdominis, back stabilizers and pelvic floor.
Read moreWhat muscles do crunch toe touches work?
Toe-touch crunches are a core exercise that targets the rectus abdominis and obliques . The toe touch works your abdominal muscles through spinal flexion, which is bending your spine forward as you reach to touch your toes.
Read moreWhat is the best type of crunch exercise?
According to the study, the bicycle crunch was the most effective exercise when analysing the muscle activity in the abdominals. To complete a bicycle crunch, lie on your back with your lower back pressed into the ground, bring your knees in towards your chest and lift your shoulder blades off the ground.
Read moreDo crunches burn belly fat?
While there is no single exercise that burns just belly fat, any exercise can help reduce overall body fat when done regularly in combination with a healthy diet. Abdominal exercises such as crunches or sit-ups do not specifically burn belly fat , but they can help the belly appear flatter and more toned.
Read moreWhat are benefits of crunch exercise?
Like situps, crunches help you build muscle . But unlike situps, they work only the abdominal muscles. This intense muscle isolation makes them a popular exercise for people trying to get six-pack abs. This also makes them ideal for strengthening your core, which includes your lower back muscles and obliques.
Read moreWhich crunch is best for abs?
According to the study, the bicycle crunch was the most effective exercise when analysing the muscle activity in the abdominals. To complete a bicycle crunch, lie on your back with your lower back pressed into the ground, bring your knees in towards your chest and lift your shoulder blades off the ground.
Read moreHow do you do abs crunches?
How to do a basic crunch
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