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Butterfly Crunch

Also: groin crunch

Main
Abs
Secondary
Hip flexorsInner thighs
Equipment
Body weight
Level
Beginner
Movement
Core flexion

How to do it

  1. Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
  2. Place your hands behind your head with your elbows pointing outwards.
  3. Engaging your abs, lift your legs off the ground, bringing your knees towards your chest.
  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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Exercise data: exercises-dataset (MIT) by Hasan Emir Yıldırım