Getting Started

• 1

  Start by lying flat on your back on an exercise mat with your hands behind your head.

• 2

  Place a weight plate on your stomach and hold it in place with your hands.

• 3

  Keeping your lower back pressed into the mat, use your abdominal muscles to lift your upper body until it is at least 45 degrees from the ground.

• 4

  Hold for a few seconds and then lower your body back to the mat.

• 5

  Repeat for the desired number of reps.