Leg Extension Crunch (with Stability Ball)

Perform the Leg Extension Crunch on a stability ball to engage your core and lower body muscles effectively.

  1. Begin seated on the stability ball with your feet flat on the floor.
  2. Lean back slightly, keeping your back straight and core engaged.
  3. Extend one leg out in front of you while simultaneously crunching your torso forward.
  4. Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.

How to perform the Leg Extension Crunch (with Stability Ball)

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Leg Extension Crunch (with Stability Ball) using your stability ball.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your quadriceps.
  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 quadriceps 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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