Muscles worked
abs, hip flexors
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assisted sit-up
- Body part
- waist
- Equipment
- assisted
- Target muscle
- abs
- Muscle group
- hip flexors
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Sit on the edge of a bench or have someone hold your feet down.
- 2
Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
- 3
Place your hands behind your head with your elbows pointing outwards.
- 4
Engaging your abs, slowly lift your upper body off the ground, curling forward until your torso is at a 45-degree angle.
- 5
Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your upper body back down to the starting position.
- 6
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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