I literally can't do sit ups.

mmargarette
mmargarette Posts: 89 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Or curl-ups. Or whatever ab workout that has to do with lifting my whole upper body. Except crunches (if that counts). But the point of this topic is that I guess I can't do sit ups because my core is too weak? Is that the cause? Because I seriously can't lift my upper body. And I want to! Especially because in school, in PE, we have this fitness test where we have to do 1 minute curl-ups and I always get a 0.

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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Well- mostly sit ups are useless- but I can understand the frustration of just simply not being able to do something (I myself am working on a fitness goal that is largely impractical and serves no true function- but I want to do them plain and simple)


    try starting at the top and going down- go down as far as you can- hold it for two breaths then come back up.

    Do like 10 reps- 15 reps every other day or so. and then instead of increasing the reps- push for getting lower and then coming back up.
    I would start taking yoga-
    incorporate other ab/stretching/flexibility work.

    If you are larger/have a great deal of weight to lose that's going to make a difference too- it's REALLY hard to physically sit straight up if you have a bunch of extra mass in your mid section.

    Good luck! Keep working on it from different angles- that should help.
  • tricksee
    tricksee Posts: 835 Member
    Planks.

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