Lie in press up position, hands out in front of you on the floor, legs up on a Swiss ball. Start with the ball down around your ankles, then roll your torso with the ball, towards your chest, then return to the starting position. Link to this post!
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Swiss Ball Crunch
Lie with your lower back on a Swiss ball, knees bent. Tuck your arms behind your head with your hands either side of your head. Raise your upper body off the ball by crunching your ribcage towards your pelvis. Finally, lower yourself to the starting position. Link to this post!
Pulse Up
Lie on your back with your hands underneath your tailbone and have your legs straight upward. Pull your navel inward and flex your inner core as you lift your hips just a few inches off the floor. Finally, lower your hips back to the starting position. Link to this post!
Hanging Leg Raise
Hang with a wide, overhand grip off a pull-up bar. Keep your back straight as you pull your legs up towards your chest, pause and straighten your legs back to the starting position.Keep your knees straight throughout the exercise. Link to this post!
Hanging Knee Raise
Hang with a wide, overhand grip on a pull-up bar. Keep your back straight as you pull your knees up towards your chest, pause and straighten your legs back to the starting position. Link to this post!
Figure of 8 Crunch
Place a medicine ball (or basketball, football etc) between your knees whilst you lie down on the floor. Keep your arms down either side of your body. Move your knees in a circle to one side, then round the other way to the opposite side, creating an imaginary figure of 8. Link to this post!
Ab Crunch
Lie on your back with your knees and hips bent to about 90 degrees, keeps your arms crossed. Raise your upper body off the floor by crunching your ribcage towards your pelvis. Finally, lower yourself to the starting position. Link to this post!
Twisting Shoulder Press
Stand holding a pair of dumbbells at the sides of your shoulders, palms turned towards each other and feet shoulder width apart. Lift both dumbbells straight over your shoulder as you twist your torso round to the right. Lower the weights as you twist back to the starting position, then repeat twisting to your left. Link to this post!

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