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Leg Raise

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Leg Raise 1. On an exercise mat, lie on your back, arms alongside your body, palms facing downwards. Stretch out your legs in front of you and press your feet together.
2. Contract your abs and slowly raise your legs from the ground. Stop when you’ve formed a 45-degree angle.
3. Gently lower your legs until they’re two inches from the ground, and bring them back up to a 45-degree angle.
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  • pausetobreathe
    June 13, 2011 at 6:03 am
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    all these abs are awesome
  • Additions
    July 19, 2011 at 10:42 am
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    Too add in an oblique exercise....



    Put your arms out in a T-position. When you reach the 45 degree mark, lower your legs to the right side, return to the center, lower your legs to the left side, return to center, and then finish the exercise with Step 3.



    It should "FEEL LIKE" you are trying to touch your toes to your hands although it is not necessary or entirely possible for most.
  • Lei.
    July 22, 2011 at 9:34 am
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    For how long are you supposed to do this each day for it to work?
  • JMD
    August 31, 2011 at 1:19 pm
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    I'm going to have to try this, my stomach never went flat after I had my son it's almost like a pouch is there, hopefully this works!
  • Lisa Powell
    September 15, 2011 at 5:50 pm
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    This does not hurt your back as badley if you focus on keeping your lower back "on" the floor.
  • lazynoodles
    September 26, 2011 at 5:03 pm
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    What are the recommended sets and repititions for this particular excersice?
  • Bewildered Bug
    September 27, 2011 at 4:00 pm
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    I love this site - and I know this exercise, but my mother who is a Physio said that this is a bad exercise for women because it can cause problems with your womb. How does that work?

  • KC
    November 10, 2011 at 2:42 pm
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    does anyone know if this really helps after having a c-section or will I just be spinning my wheels?
    • claireeee
      November 28, 2011 at 5:09 pm
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      Don't do this after your c section, wait a few months first, take the time to relax and enjoy your baby then once they are a little more independent, take some of that time back. I don't think if can hurt your womb, more your back if done incorrectly but you shouldn't do it in early pregnancy as it could cause miscarriage.
  • Haylee
    Décember 5, 2011 at 9:06 pm
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    How many do I do?!
    • Sarah
      January 19, 2012 at 10:01 pm
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      Prenancy limitations typically include contact sports, downhill skiing, scuba diving, and horseback riding. Although I don't see why one would want to do an abdominal routine much in pregnancy, as being on your back restricts oxygen, it's not likely to cause a miscarriage. Miscarriage, the vast majority of the time, is result of a genetic defect of the fetus. Miscarriage caused by physical trauma is normally quite severe trama.



      Me? The only pregnancy I didn't lose I did abdominal work. It was also the only pregnancy that I worked out.



      Doing this after a c-section, however, IS dangerous - This specific move is targeting the area where you are operated on during a c-section. Until you have approval from your doctor, who feels you are healed from surgery, I would avoid this all together.. Unless you want to your surgical site to open, uterine rupture, and/or a prolonged healing timeline. Your doctor may say AOK after 6 weeks, but they may say wait three months.. This depeneds on how you're progressing, the incision you had, etc.



      That said, an OBGYN or midwife is better to make a call about possibility of a miscarriage.
  • susana
    January 2, 2012 at 9:58 pm
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    wow this is a great website i love it!
    • Sarah
      January 19, 2012 at 10:03 pm
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      That said, I did cat rolls mostly for my abdominals. That way you're not on your back. Not much, but just enough to feel the endorphines. I couldn't imagine doing a normal routine with pregnancy because you don't see results like you do when you're not.
  • Rewa
    January 8, 2012 at 6:01 am
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    How many times and how many times a day?
  • Rewa
    January 8, 2012 at 6:01 am
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    How many times and how many times a day?
  • Brittany
    January 8, 2012 at 5:26 pm
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    I have had 2 c-sections and use this exercise. I do 2 reps of 50 once a day. (do less if you are not used to doing these) It works but you have to do these everyday for good results. My best time to do these are when my kids are napping. Do them while watching your show! Hope this helps!
  • misd
    February 2, 2012 at 12:39 am
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    these are hard! I can feel it in my abs but can barely do 10! really hope it will pay off! what should my goal be to be able to do?
  • Kristi
    February 23, 2012 at 9:57 pm
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    Wow I can't believe how difficult this is, I can tell this could help a lot, not if I would just do it daily.
  • Elaine
    March 27, 2012 at 9:50 pm
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    Although I've done this exercise many times throught the years this discription of the stomach was never clear to me. So, since this is an area that I need to concentrate on I'll be more consistent with it.



    Thanks,

    Elaine
  • cmwormlight
    March 30, 2012 at 1:09 pm
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    This is great but how many should you do?
    • Jennifer
      March 30, 2012 at 2:06 pm
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      Please does anyone know how many you're supposed to do?! And do you do a lot in a row like you would with crunches or do you assume the position and hold it for x amount of time like yoga?
  • Becksi
    April 17, 2012 at 11:31 am
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    I've been doing these for a week now, and while they're a little difficult in the beginning, you can so feel them working your abs, and even a little burn in your thighs. :) I'll keep doing these for sure!
  • Kataryziyama
    May 12, 2012 at 2:43 pm
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    Neato! I want abs sooooooooo bad
  • Alicia J
    May 17, 2012 at 8:45 pm
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    Great website. Thanks for sharing!
  • Ella
    May 20, 2012 at 9:57 am
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    how many times per day should i do them?
  • emily
    May 28, 2012 at 11:28 pm
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    This workout is AMAZING
  • amanda
    May 30, 2012 at 11:16 am
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    Just wanted to remind people that you need to keep your back straight/firm or this could really hurt you! :)
  • Teen
    June 5, 2012 at 4:33 pm
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    how many do you do...does it hurt your back?
  • Kathleen
    June 11, 2012 at 10:06 am
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    anyone have any good exercise ideas for geting rid of a baby belly i had my son a year ago on july 4th...im trying to get my belly to be "normal" again...any suggestion would be so helpful thanks in advance!
  • Ellie
    June 13, 2012 at 12:07 pm
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    I am not pregnant and never have been. With that said, how many reps am I supposed to do?
  • Shelia
    June 18, 2012 at 10:35 am
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    KILLER!
  • Leighann
    June 18, 2012 at 6:23 pm
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    Haha wow I can only do like 15 of these until I start feeling it in my lower back :S Great workout though if this spot gets toned the bikini body will be drool worthy haha
  • janice boutilier
    June 29, 2012 at 5:04 pm
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    going to try those thank you
  • LADYKIVIA2U
    July 9, 2012 at 7:00 pm
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    Will this help with my lower stomach. I have four children 26, 21, 16, 11. The stomach is sagging.
  • Jodie LaPlante.
    July 12, 2012 at 7:14 pm
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    How long does it take for this to work?
  • Louann Lawson
    July 13, 2012 at 10:12 am
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    Thanks for all the great tips on excersing certain parts of the body. GREAT!!!
  • brandi
    July 14, 2012 at 11:07 pm
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    how many of these shouls i do
  • momto4
    July 15, 2012 at 11:14 pm
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    I do these in my workout class where we do some crossfit along with other exercises. I would do a test and see how many you can do until you can't raise your legs anymore. Then that is your number. Do that number take a break about a min. then do it again. Shoot for 3 reps. As you get stronger you will be able to add more and more reps.
  • Marissa
    July 21, 2012 at 1:25 am
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    When I do the leg raise how long do i do them for or how many am I supposed to do?
  • Ana
    August 6, 2012 at 11:44 am
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    I love to do these. I started at 10 and can now do 60. I started out by doing 10 then rest a minute then another 10. I got up to doing 40-50 doing the 10 reps. I can now do 20 at a time then rest a minute and can do up to 60. It works great. I like doing this by holding the bottom of my bed for a gripping surface.
  • eliane
    Décember 12, 2012 at 1:48 pm
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    gostei
  • RussianinAmerica
    February 22, 2013 at 8:14 am
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    Just an amazing blog! It's a great source of information on how to become and stay healthy and fit! Thanks a lot for doing a great job!
  • eliane
    March 12, 2013 at 9:44 am
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    I love to do these. I started at 10 and can now do 60. I started out by doing 10 then rest a minute then another 10. I got up to doing 40-50 doing the 10 reps. I can now do 20 at a time then rest a minute and can do up to 60. It works great. I like doing this by holding the bottom of my bed for a gripping surface.
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