If it feels too hard, start with one leg at a time. Move to both legs later.
Out as the legs come up, in as they go down. Keep the breath going - people hold it at the bottom, which is the hardest part.
Start here if you cannot do leg raises with clean form yet.
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Your back is arching off the floor. Press your lower back down into the mat before you start and keep it there. If it lifts, bend your knees or slide your hands palm-down under your hips.
They load the lower part of the same sheet of muscle harder, so the sensation is real. But you cannot train lower abs separately from upper abs - it is one muscle running the whole way down.
Bent while you learn. Straight legs make the movement much harder and are the main reason beginners arch their back. Straighten them a little more each week.
Which day to do Leg Raises, how many sets, and what to pair it with - the AI builds the whole plan. Your first one is free.
Build My Free PlanThe most common ab exercise there is. Different from a sit up - here only your shoulders come up, not your whole back.
Nothing moves - you just hold the position. Widely considered the single best exercise for your core.
This one hits the sides of your waist. Hold a water bottle and it gets a lot harder.
Everything on this page is worked out from a formula or from published averages. It has never met you, and it cannot see your blood pressure, your medication or an old injury.
Talk to a doctor before you start if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a heart condition, diabetes or high blood pressure, take regular medication, have or have had an eating disorder, are recovering from injury or surgery, or are under 18. Stop and get advice if any exercise causes pain, dizziness or chest discomfort.
More about where these numbers come from is on the about page.
