How to strengthen your abdominals with Saxon bends
Fitness • Body Sculpting
Learn how to do Saxon bends. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life.
Benefits
Working your abs requires stretching them—here you contract one side as you stretch the other. Add a dumbbell for an added challenge and a stronger center.
Muscles Worked
Abdominals
Starting Position
Stand upright with feet a little wider than your hips and your hands on your head. Concentrate on maintaining good posture and keeping your abdominals engaged.
Exercise
1. From the starting position, slowly bend sideways at the hips, leaning over to the side as far as you can without turning your shoulders. Your objective is to stretch the outside side of your body as far as possible. Both knees should be slightly bent, and you should use your leg muscles throughout the movement so that your lower body does not move. Keep the movement slow and smooth, and breathe in a regular rhythm.
2. Slowly return to standing and repeat the exercise for 10 repetitions on the same side. Then switch and do 10 more on the other side.
