Band Bicycle Crunch

Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Place a resistance band around the thighs just above the knees. Place hands behind your head, elbows wide. Lift shoulders off the ground and bring the right elbow and left knee toward each other while extending the right leg out straight. Return to starting position and repeat on the other side. Alternate sides for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Band Bicycle Crunch

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Band Bicycle Crunch using your band.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your abdominals.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your abdominals rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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