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Side-Step Crunch

Tone your core & obliques with Side-Step Crunches! A fun, quick workout you can do anywhere.

The Side-Step Crunch mainly works the core, with help from the hip adductors (inner thighs). No equipment needed: it uses just your bodyweight.

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Side-Step Crunch Muscles Worked

Obliques; Abdominals (rectus abdominis)

Hip Adductors; Hip Flexor (iliopsoas)

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, arms relaxed at your sides.
Quickly step out to the side with your right foot, simultaneously lifting your left knee towards your left elbow and raising your left elbow to meet it, performing a standing crunch on one side of your body. The image indicates the muscles activated during this step.
As quickly as you stepped out, return to the starting position by stepping your right foot back to the center and lowering your left leg and arm.
Alternate sides, performing the same action with your left leg stepping out and your right knee and elbow coming together in a standing crunch.
Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions, maintaining a quick and controlled movement to keep your heart rate up and engage your core muscles.
Remember to breathe steadily throughout the exercise, exhaling as you bring your knee and elbow together for the crunch.
Keep your core engaged and posture upright during the movements to maximize the exercise's effectiveness.

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The Side-Step Crunch mainly works the core, with help from the hip adductors (inner thighs). The main muscles are the obliques and rectus abdominis.

None. The Side-Step Crunch is a bodyweight exercise, so you can do it anywhere.

Similar exercises include the Side-Step 4-Corner, Alternating Side-Bend Side-Step Jump, Standing Cross Crunch and Elbow to Arm Open Side-Step.

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