This is a quick and easy day!

1. Crunches 2 sets of 20
   Lay on back, bend knees, arms on your stomach. Lift your head and shoulders enough to clear the floor. Try not to use your neck/head to help you lift (it is very hard! Especially since my stomach is so soft!). You'll feel it burn those muscles!

2. Crunches w/leg lift 2 sets of 20
   Get in position for crunch, but extend your legs so that your legs are a little more than slightly bent. As you crunch, lift one leg, alternating one leg per crunch. You'll feel this in your lower abdomen as well as near ribs.

3. Reverse crunches 2 sets of 15
   Lay on back in crunch position, lift your legs off the floor (so you're tucked). The crunch action is to lift your knees toward chest, lifting butt off the floor. You'll feel it in your lower abdomen.

4. Crunches with torso action 2 sets of 10
   A)Crunch position, cross right leg over left, leg turned out. Left hand behind your head. Now, crunch to turn and lift your torso so left arm reaches to right knee and back down.

   B)Keep left arm behind head. Cross left leg over right. Now lift torso to the outside and crunch toward left knee. a+b = 1 set, repeat on the opposite side.

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