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Summary: Learn how to do the abdominal crunch for seniors exercise in this free exercise video lesson for senior health and fitness.

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Ricketta Butler Ricketta Butler is a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Health Science Education. She is currently a personal trainer and group fitness co... read more

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Abdominal Crunch Exercise for Senior Health & Fitness

The next exercise we’re going to do is going to focus on abdominals. I’m just going to show you a basic abdominal crunch, so go ahead and come to the floor. Lie flat on your back, knees are bent, feet on the floor, hands behind your head for support. Slightly bring those elbows up towards the ceiling – make your abs really strong and exhale as you lift off of the ground as high as you can, come back down. Exhale lift – inhale lower. Make sure when you crunch you don’t push your belly up to the ceiling, you want to keep the navel pulled into the spine, keep your belly and strengthen the abdominals as you lift. Support your head with your hands, exhale and inhale. Very good, keep your abs tight the entire way up and the entire way down. Good job, exhale and inhale. Good. Now what your goal is, is to get those shoulder blades off of the mat and lower. If you can’t get them up quite yet, that’s fine – the stronger your abs get the higher up you’ll be able to come. Exhale lift and lower. Good.

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