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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Anna Bartter

Ever Wondered? This Is How Many Sit Ups To Aim for a Day for Optimal Fitness, According to a World-Renowned Coach

A woman doing a sit up outside: Workout on a roof, wearing a sports bra.

If you've ever wondered (mid-crunch, most likely) exactly how many sit ups you should be doing every day to optimise your fitness, then you're in the right place - this is exactly the type of question we love.

Scroll just a moment on social media, and there's a plethora of conflicting advice, not to mention challenges (100 sit ups a day, anyone?) purporting to bestow the abs of dreams. And let us be very clear, here: no amount of sit ups a day is going to help you spot train your abs. Visible, defined muscles are a complex combination of training, diet, lifestyle and genetic factors outside of our control - so this certainly isn't what we're promoting, here.

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