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Physiotherapist: Laith Cunneen Created: 26-04-25 Updated: 26-04-25

1. Sit Up – Roof Reaching

2 sets of 12 reps

  • Lying on your back
  • Tuck your chin in and reach up to the roof, lifting your shoulders off the ground
  • Keep your chin tucked in throughout the movement

2. Oblique Crunch

2 sets of 12 reps

  • Come into lying with your knees bent, heels in line with sit bones and shoulders relaxed.
  • Tilt your pelvis up to your chin to imprint your lumbar spine and move in the opposite direction to create an arch through your lower back.
  • Find the middle ground between these two positions.
  • Inhale and take one hand behind the head for support.
  • Exhale and slide your head and shoulder blades off the ground as you come up and rotate to the opposite hip bone.
  • You should feel this through your side abdominals.
  • Inhale to lower and exhale to repeat.
  • Repeat as per Physiotherapists guidelines.