How do you do the Sit Up?

Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, anchored if you can. Cross your hands over your chest or hold them in front of it. Curl your upper body up toward your knees. Lower slowly back to the floor.

What muscles does the Sit Up work?

Mainly the abs, with help from the obliques.

What are common Sit Up mistakes?

Pulling on your neck with your hands. Dropping back to the floor. Letting your feet lift off the floor. Stopping the curl short.

Sit Up: how to do it, form cues and muscles worked

How to do it

Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, anchored if you can.
Cross your hands over your chest or hold them in front of it.
Curl your upper body up toward your knees.
Lower slowly back to the floor.

Key cues

Feet flat
Hands off your neck
Curl all the way up
Lower slowly

Common mistakes

Pulling on your neck with your hands
Dropping back to the floor
Letting your feet lift off the floor
Stopping the curl short

Muscles worked

Primary: Abs
Secondary: Obliques

Equipment

None.

References

StrengthLog: Sit-Up
Healthline: Sit-Ups vs. Crunches