Oblique isolation exercises will focus on side abdominal muscles in order to build core strength. Learn how to do oblique isolations with tips from a fitness instructor in this exercise video.
Sue Conrad is a personal trainer with a certification through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) since 2001.
In this clip, I'm going to be doing an oblique isolation. Now this has no weight to it, so you can get this almost anywhere and it's a nice size as well. It's about the size of a voided ball. OK, you're going to sit down gently on the mat, gently roll back, and you're going to extend both legs up. OK, take your arms to the side. Now you have the option of putting the hands behind the head. You're going to reach across past that knee, feel that oblique squeeze and then come back to your beginning position with your arm nice and open and your shoulder relaxed. Exhale as you come across and reach and then take it back. Now you're going to be feeling a little bit of a burn in your quadriceps because your legs are elevated. Now if you have back issues, we also have an additional option. You can take your legs to 90 degrees. That gives you a little bit more support and pushes your back a little further towards the mat. And you can also cross your ankles for additional support. Now if for some reason that still bothers your back, you can always take your feet to the ground and you'll still feel that isolation of the oblique. Exhale, release. Reach and release. Come across and release. Now our other option, 90 degrees, reach across and release.
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