Bent Leg Sit Up And Reach: Heres A Guide For You To Perform This Exercise Perfectly

Exercising is important for the body. However, what's even more important is doing it the right way. In other words, the right form is most important for a person to benefit from the workout. In an Instagram video, fitness trainer Kayla Itsines addressed the same. She shared step-by-step guide to perform the famous 'Bent Leg Sit Up and Reach'. “This form check is for a nice combination movement, the ‘Bent Leg Sit Up & Reach', which sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is,” she mentioned in the caption of the video.

Bent Leg Sit Up And Reach: Do's and don'ts to follow while performing this

The workout routine consists of Bent Leg Sit-Up, Hip Thrust and Reach.

Kayla wrote in the caption, “First, let's just master doing a hip thrust, supported up by your arms. For this exercise, make sure that you are hands are facing backwards, away from your body, to create that tabletop position."

"Next, the bent leg sit-up, which, I'm sure, we have all done before! Make sure that your core is engaged, and you are slowly rolling yourself up, without straining your neck. Now, let's put that all together to make one movement, and add that reach at the end.”

She added, “And there you have it, new exercise perfected.”

Watch her video here: