Sit-Ups

• Lie flat on your back on the floor or the sit-up bench with your knees bent and your feet together, about 10-15 inches from your buttocks
• Hook your feet under the pads on the sit-up bench
• Your hands should either be crossed on your chest, by your side, or cupped behind your ears
• Without moving your lower body, curl your upper torso up and in toward your knees, until your shoulder blades are as high off the ground as you can get them
• Your elbows should come close to the knees
• As you come to the highest point tighten and flex your abdominal muscles for a brief second
• Slowly lower yourself to the starting position

Crunches

• Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and your feet together flat on the floor, about 10-15 inches from your buttocks
• Your hands should either be crossed on your chest, by your side, or cupped behind your ears
• Without moving your lower body, curl your upper torso up and in toward your knees, until your shoulder blades are as high off the ground as you can get them
• Only your shoulder blades should lift; not your back
• As you come to the highest point tighten and flex your abdominal muscles for a brief second
• Slowly lower yourself to the starting position