🎯 Dead Bug
Lying on your back, lower opposite arm and leg while keeping your back flat.
CoreIntermediateMat3 × 10
How to do the Dead Bug
- Lie on your back, arms straight up, knees bent 90° in air
- Press lower back into the floor
- Slowly lower right arm and left leg toward the floor
- Stop just before your back arches
- Return and switch sides
Form tips
- Keep back FLAT throughout
- Move slowly
Muscles worked
Transverse abdominis, Rectus abdominis
When to be cautious
- Active disc pain (do press-ups instead)
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