Air Bike

What it is

This exercise is a dynamic core movement that effectively targets your abdominal muscles. You lie on your back and simulate a cycling motion with your legs while simultaneously bringing your opposite elbow to your knee. It engages your core for a full range of motion.

Technique tips

• Maintain a flat lower back contact with the floor throughout.
• Initiate the movement from your core, not your neck or hips.
• Exhale as your elbow meets your knee, inhale returning to center.
• Control the leg cycling motion; avoid just kicking your legs.
• Focus on twisting your torso to bring your elbow to the opposite knee.

How to track your progress

Log reps, and add the extra load if you wear a belt or a vest. Straddly counts your bodyweight in the estimated max, so added weight and extra reps both show up as progress, and new records are flagged during the session.