September 6: Focus on Abs!

Today's class was all about working on our abs. A lot of the exercises we did targeted the lower portion of our abs. We did some common things such as scissor crunches and superman but there was also some variation. For example, we did scissor kicks but instead of holding our legs at one position we moved them up and down for 30 seconds (2 reps). I definitely felt the burn in my lower abs the the lower my legs got to the ground. We also did a pilates 100; I hadn't done this exercise in a really long time but it's one of my favorites. One of the hardest parts for me today was the backwards crunch. In this exercise instead of moving our head up and down, we moved our knees from a 90 degree angle to an extended position. We did A LOT of these and after awhile it really started to burn but I felt good afterwards! We also did some planks and leg rolls which i enjoyed a lot. The class ended with the usual push up routine. We do 10 push ups then raise our arms to ceiling 1 times. We keep doing this until we get down to 1 push up and raising our arms up 10 times. It's definitely an exercise that tests your endurance but I like the fact that we do it every class because I do always avoid working my arm muscles.