What do Russian twists do for your body?

The Russian twist is a core exercise that works your abdominal muscles, especially your transverse abdominis as well as your internal and external obliques . Russian twists are performed by sitting with your legs bent and your lower back straight, engaging your core muscles as you rotate your torso back and forth.

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Does twisting your waist burn calories?

A one-minute torso twist burns about four calories . If you add 5 lbs. of resistance to a trunk rotation, such as a medicine ball, cable machine or elastic bands, you can burn about 10 calories per minute. You can also boost the intensity and calorie burn by doing a trunk rotation on an exercise ball.

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