The bicycle crunch is a bodyweight exercise targeting the abdominal muscles and hip flexors. It involves a pedaling motion while lying on your back, alternating elbow to knee contact to engage the core.
Also Works
Hip Flexors
How to Perform
1
Lie flat on your back with your hands placed behind your head.
2
Lift your legs off the ground and bend your knees at a 90 degree angle.
3
Bring your right elbow towards your left knee while simultaneously straightening your right leg.
4
Return to the starting position and repeat the movement on the opposite side, bringing your left elbow towards your right knee while straightening your left leg.
5
Continue alternating sides in a pedaling motion for the desired number of repetitions.