Technique
Lie on your back with hands behind your head and legs extended. Lift your shoulders off the ground and bring one knee toward your chest while touching the opposite elbow to that knee. Alternate sides in a pedaling motion.
A dynamic core exercise that combines alternating leg movements with opposite elbow-to-knee touches, targeting the obliques and rectus abdominis.
Lie on your back with hands behind your head and legs extended. Lift your shoulders off the ground and bring one knee toward your chest while touching the opposite elbow to that knee. Alternate sides in a pedaling motion.
Lie supine on the floor with hands behind your head, elbows out, legs extended, and shoulders lifted off the ground.
Continue the alternating motion, bringing opposite knee and elbow together while maintaining the lifted shoulder position.
Keep your lower back pressed to the floor, engage your core, touch elbow to opposite knee, maintain steady breathing
Arching lower back, not touching elbow to knee, moving too fast, not engaging core properly
Increase speed, add resistance, or perform with straight legs for increased difficulty.
Slow down the movement, reduce range of motion, or perform with knees bent for easier variation.
Maintain proper form to avoid neck and lower back strain. Stop if you experience pain in your back or neck.