Lying Air Cycles
Description
The lying air cycles is a basic ab exercise performed lying on the back. The lifter lifts the legs and pedals them through the air like riding a bicycle. The continuous pedaling loads the lower abs and hip flexors. It is a beginner-friendly ab move.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Lying Air Cycles Instructions
- Lie flat on your back on the floor.
- Place your hands behind your head or at your sides.
- Lift the legs into the air with the knees bent.
- Brace your core hard.
- Pedal the legs as if riding a bicycle.
- Extend one leg while bringing the other knee in.
- Continue alternating in a smooth pedaling motion.
- Keep the lower back pressed into the floor.
Lying Air Cycles Form & Visual
Lying Air Cycles Benefits
- Beginner-friendly ab move
- Trains lower abs
- No equipment needed
- Easy to scale
- Useful core warm-up
- Strong basic ab move
Lying Air Cycles Muscles Worked
- Rectus abdominis
- Hip flexors
- Obliques
Lying Air Cycles Variations & Alternatives
- Bicycle Crunch
- Reverse Crunch
- Flutter Kick
- Scissor Kick
