Abs · Body weight · Beginner
How to do Curl-up
The curl-up is a bodyweight exercise targeting the abdominal muscles. It involves lying on your back, bending your knees, and curling your upper body towards your knees to engage the abs.
- Primary muscle
- Abs
- Also works
- Hip flexors
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Abs
How to do Curl-up, step by step
- Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground.
- Place your hands behind your head with your elbows pointing outwards.
- Engaging your abs, slowly lift your upper body off the ground, curling forward until your torso is at a 45-degree angle.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your upper body back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Curl-up works your abs as the main mover, with help from your hip flexors.
Track Curl-up in SPLYT
Curl-up is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
