V Sit Bicycles | Illustrated Exercise Guide

Primary muscles: Abs, obliques
Secondary muscles: Lower back, glutes, hip flexors, quads
Equipment: No equipment

V Sit Bicycles Instructions

1. Lie down with your legs slightly bent.
2. Raise your upper body so that it creates a V shape with your thighs.
3. Twist your torso to the right, bring your right knee close to your left elbow and fully extend the left leg.
4. Return to the starting position and then crunch to the opposite side.
5. Keep alternating sides until the set is complete.

Proper Form And Breathing Pattern

Keep your back straight and your neck relaxed at all times, engage your core and twist your torso only from the ribs up. Breathe out as you twist the torso and maintain a steady rhythm throughout the entire exercise.

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Exercise Benefits

The v sit bicycles engages your whole core and strengthens your abs, obliques, and lower back. This exercise tightens the abdominal wall, helps define the waist, and, because it keeps your body moving constantly, boosts your heart rate and burns more calories.

V Sit Bicycles Demonstration

Sets And Reps

Start with 3 sets of 12 to 16 repetitions and, if you feel that this exercise is too challenging for you, practice doing bicycle crunches and the russian twist first.

Calories Burned

To calculate the number of calories burned doing v sit bicycles, enter your weight and the duration of the exercise:

Related Core Exercises

Try these other core exercises to tighten, sculpt and strengthen your abs, obliques, lats and lower back:
Single leg side crunch
T press
Ski abs
Reverse crunch twist

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