How to do a V-Up
- Lie flat with arms extended overhead and legs straight.
- Brace your core and simultaneously lift your torso and straight legs.
- Reach your hands toward your feet, balancing on your hips in a V shape.
- Lower your arms and legs together with control back to the floor.
- Keep the movement smooth; bend the knees to make it easier.
Keep in mind
- Lift the legs and the torso at the same time and meet in the middle.
- Keep the legs straight but the knees soft.
- Lower both halves together, slowly.
- Don't let the lower back arch as you lower.
Common mistakes
- Throwing the arms to get up — the abs should do the lifting.
- The legs and torso taking turns — they move together.
- Crashing back to the floor — control the way down.
Breathing
Breathe out as you fold up, in as you lower.
Take care
An advanced move — do tuck-ups with bent knees until you can control the full version without the back arching.
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