Lie flat on your back on a mat with knees bent, feet flat on the floor hip-width apart, and hands lightly by your head or crossed over your chest.

1. Brace your core by drawing your lower ribs toward your pelvis.
2. Exhale and simultaneously lift your shoulders off the floor while curling your knees toward your chest.
3. Aim to bring elbows toward knees without fully extending legs.
4. Squeeze your abs at the top for a brief pause.
5. Inhale and slowly lower your upper body and extend legs back to start, keeping lower back pressed to the floor.
6. Repeat for reps without letting momentum take over.