Sit-ups are classic abdominal exercises. But instead of doing just a regular sit-up, you do a little variation such as the clapping sit-ups workout.
As simple and basic as it is, sit-up offers a lot of benefits. It is highly beneficial to your core strength, muscle mass, athletic performance, balance and stability, flexibility, posture, and more.
Here's how to do it.
For the first half:
- Lay on your back with feet together.
- Lift your body through your abs to come to a sitting position.
- Raise one leg off the ground and clap your hands under the raised leg.
- Return to your lying position and repeat the whole process, this time with the other leg.
- Target 20 reps for each leg.
For the second half:
- Lift your body again to come to a sitting position.
- Raise the other leg off the ground and clap your hands under and then above the raised leg.
- Return to your lying position and repeat the whole process, this time with the other leg.
- Target 20 reps for each leg.