This document provides instructions for doing effective sit ups. It recommends getting into the proper form by lying on your back with your head up, arms straight along your body, legs bent with feet flat on the ground. The ideal position involves tightening your core and crossing your arms over your chest. To perform a sit up, lift your head and shoulders while keeping your toes and heels planted, using your bent knees as a guide to look at. Pull your torso up to a 90 degree angle without letting your back touch the floor, then lower back down slowly. Repeating this motion while maintaining form will work your core muscles.

1. How To Do Great Sit
Ups

2. It is usually ideal for us to exercise our body. This is
because body exercises have very many advantages that
we may not be aware of. For instance if we do light
bodyweight exercises we may experience the following
benefits.

3.  You will find an improved
cardio performance.
 You will also develop great
core strength.
 You will have stronger
muscles in place.

4. You will keep of any diseases
that may arise.
You will also have a great
sense of flexibility.
And above all you will have
improved your life
expectancy

5. So when I visited one of my favorite fitness boot camp in
Thailand I could not wait to find out more about
anything new that lay in store. And when the time came
I was not disappointed. Simple as it sounded I learnt the
best way to do great sit ups. Have a look and share in
my lesson.

6.  If you intend to do great sit
ups here are what you have
to keep in mind.
 Since sits ups are ideally
among the best calisthenics
training you may want to be
at your best.
 So with your back on the
floor flat and let your head
face straight up the ceiling.

7. Straighten your arms along
your body and closer to
your chest.
They pull your legs up and
bend your knees to allow
the balls of your feet and
heels to remain flat on the
ground.
Move your arms forward
and let your palms rest on
your opposing shoulders.

8.  This will allow your arms to remain crossed over your
chest or next to your head. This is usually done to
provide you with a central rising point.
 With this perfectly done, now tighten your abdominal
muscles gently by drawing in your belly all the way to
your spine.
If you have gone to most fitness retreats you will learn
that this is the ideal position for an ideal sit up. The
next thing will be to start taking your sit ups.

9.  In doing this you may want to first observe that you are still in
that ideal sit up position.
 Once you have done that, and while still lying on the ground, start
lifting your head first followed by your shoulder blades.
 Keep your toes and heels in place and while lifting yourself use
your bent knees as the focus for your eyes.

10.  Ensure that your abs muscles remain contracted and pull
up your upper body from the floor until it’s at 90
degrees.
 So with your elbows below knees hold in there for a
second.
 Then slowly bring your back down to its original position
only that this time, do not let it touch the ground.
 Repeat this movements as many times as you can while
ensuring that you do not lose the position.

12. Conclusion
Overtime you may move to other forms of sit ups that will make
it more versatile and yet ideal for your core strength.