# Sit Up

> A floor exercise where you curl your torso up toward your knees to train your abs.

Page: https://fitnessie.app/exercises/sit-up/
Type: Bodyweight · Core
Demo video: https://fitnessie.app/demos/sit-up/17543d8a7958021f.mp4

## How to do it

1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, anchored if you can.
2. Cross your hands over your chest or hold them in front of it.
3. Curl your upper body up toward your knees.
4. 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](https://www.strengthlog.com/sit-up/)
- [Healthline: Sit-Ups vs. Crunches](https://www.healthline.com/health/fitness-exercise/sit-ups-vs-crunches)