Hanging Knee to Chest

This exercise is known as hanging knee to chest. This exercise is primarily activating the illiopsas or hip muscles. Abs are a stabilizer not the primary movers. This version is the option from having your legs straight and bending from the hip. Now adding the weight to this exercise can strengthen your core so that you can eventually keep your legs straight and bend from the hip. That option does primarily activate the rectus abdominis which is the front band of your abdominal muscles. Not everyone can hold dumbbells in their thighs so if you are at the gym sometimes they have a belt with a chain where you can wrap a weight around it. If you don't have access to the gym go to a park and you can try it on the monkey bars. Remember slow and in control so you can really feel the muscles working.