Although straddle crunches sound a bit odd or like an unnecessary position you need to be getting your body into in the name of exercise, they help to spice up a standard crunch and offer up a solid core workout in return.
That's why I took on the challenge to ditch my usual ab exercises and complete 50 straddle crunches every day for a week instead. I love it when I only need to roll out my favorite yoga mat to complete a core workout, so I was excited to get started.
I now just had to see how my core muscles would fare up to the challenge. Here’s what happened…
