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Main muscles worked
- Abs
Other muscles worked
- Shoulders
- Obliques
Dead bug guide
- Start by lying on your back on a mat then raise both hands toward the ceiling. Raise both feet toward the ceiling as well and then bend your knees at 90 degrees
- Release and lower your right leg, then stretch your left arm to the back of your head
- Return to your initial position and repeat the movement with your opposite arm and leg
- Repeat this movement until you complete the set
Trainer’s tips
- Maintain a flat back against the surface when doing a dead bug
- Keep your abs tight throughout to avoid putting too much stress on your back
- Exhale while lowering the leg and inhale when resuming to your initial position to switch sides
Dead bug benefits
- Dead bug exercise targets abdominal muscles and thus strengthens them
- When doing dead bug exercise there is improved coordination of the muscles and this results to a stronger core
- Dead bug exercise makes you more flexible and improves your core balance.