It makes your stomach muscles stronger.

Lifting your legs makes it harder and works your hip muscles too.

It helps you balance better.

It's good for athletes and anyone wanting a stronger midsection.

This exercise improves your ability to twist your body easily and safely.

Doing this exercise regularly can help improve your posture and reduce back pain.

It's a good way to tone your stomach muscles.

You can make it easier or harder by changing the weight you use.

Remember to keep your back straight and your core tight while doing this exercise to avoid injury.

It makes your core muscles stronger. This includes the muscles on the sides (obliques) and the main muscle in the front (rectus abdominis). A strong core helps with balance and stability.

It helps you twist better. This exercise improves your ability to rotate your body, which is useful in many sports and everyday movements like turning to look at something.

It improves your balance. Lifting your legs while twisting makes your core work harder to keep you steady, improving your balance and coordination.

It strengthens your hip muscles. Even though it's a core exercise, your hip muscles also get a workout, which is beneficial for overall strength and movement.

Lift Your Legs: Raise your legs so your knees are bent at a right angle (like a 90-degree angle). Keep your legs lifted throughout the exercise. This makes it harder and works your core more.

Lean Back a Little: Tilt your upper body back slightly. Keep your back straight and don't round your back. Your core muscles should feel tight – this helps you stay balanced.

Hold Your Weight: Hold a weight (like a dumbbell or medicine ball) in both hands, close to your chest. Start with a weight that's not too heavy. You can always add more weight later.

Twist to the Right: Slowly turn your body to the right, bringing the weight down towards your right hip. Focus on using your stomach muscles to do the twisting.

Squeeze Your Sides: As you twist, tighten the muscles on the sides of your waist (your obliques). This is what makes this exercise effective for your waistline.

Come Back to Center: Bring your body back to the center position, then twist to the left. Do the same thing on the other side, moving the weight towards your left hip.

Repeat: Try to do 10 to 15 twists on each side. If that's too hard, start with fewer and gradually increase.

Important Tip: Keep your core muscles tight the whole time. This will help you keep your balance and do the exercise correctly. Don't rush – focus on doing each movement slowly and carefully.

Regular Russian Twists: This is very similar to the weighted version, but you can do it without weights or use lighter ones. It's good for working your sides (obliques) and getting better at twisting movements. It's easy to adjust to your fitness level.

Lever Kneeling Twists: This uses a special machine to help you twist. The machine keeps the movement smooth and helps you do the exercise correctly, so you're less likely to get hurt. It gives you steady resistance the whole time you're twisting.

Seated Leg Raises: While this mostly works your legs (hip flexors and quads), it also uses your core muscles to keep you steady. It's a good choice if you want to work your legs and your stomach muscles at the same time.

These exercises all work your core in different ways. Try them to find what you like best and keep your workouts interesting and effective!

Basic Russian Twist: This is a good starting point. You don't lift your legs, making it easier for beginners. It still works your stomach muscles well.

Adding weight makes the Russian Twist harder: You can use a medicine ball or dumbbell to make the exercise more challenging. This helps build stronger core muscles and is great for sports that involve twisting.

Seated Leg Raises: This exercise mostly works your hip and leg muscles, but it also helps your core. It's a good extra exercise to do with the Russian Twist.

Each variation has its own advantages. Some help with balance, some build strength for twisting movements. Try them all to find what you like best and what helps you reach your fitness goals.

Control your twists: Don't rush! Slowly twist from side to side. Focus on feeling your core muscles working. A slow, controlled movement is much better than a fast, jerky one.

Hold your legs up: Keep your legs lifted the whole time. Lowering them makes the exercise easier, but you won't work your core as hard. Try to keep them straight or slightly bent at the knees.

Start with a light weight: Begin with a weight you can easily handle while keeping good form. It's better to use a lighter weight and do the exercise correctly than to use a heavy weight and hurt yourself or do it wrong.

Engage your core: Think about pulling your belly button towards your spine. This helps to activate your core muscles and protect your back. This will make the exercise more effective and help prevent injury.

It helps make your core stronger and improves your fitness overall.

Doing it correctly is key to getting the most out of it and avoiding injuries.

Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet off the floor. Imagine a straight line from your knees to your shoulders.

Hold a weight (like a dumbbell or medicine ball) in both hands, keeping your arms straight.

Slowly twist your torso to one side, bringing the weight towards the floor. Keep your back flat against the floor as much as possible.

Then, slowly twist to the other side, keeping your movements controlled.

Focus on using your core muscles to do the twisting, not just your arms.

Breathe out as you twist and breathe in as you return to the center.

Start with a lighter weight and fewer repetitions if you are new to this exercise. Gradually increase the weight and reps as you get stronger.

Remember to keep your back pressed against the floor throughout the exercise to protect your spine. Avoid any jerky or bouncy movements.

Listen to your body and stop if you feel any pain.

Regularly practicing the Weighted Russian Twist (Legs Up) with proper form can significantly improve your core strength and stability.