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Fed up with sit-ups? Get an incline bench

In every workout regime which is aimed at either getting you into shape, or keeping you there, whether it is just so you can boast a flatter stomach, or a rippling six pack, the exercises will include stomach crunches or sit ups. At a certain point, you will feel that you are just not getting the most from these variations on a theme, and an incline bench can help you to increase the potential of these basic exercises. The basic premise of an incline bench is that it provides a platform which can be raised or lowered at one end, thus forcing you to perform your sit ups on a hill.

What this means is that, rather than just lifting your shoulders and torso against gravity, as you would be doing without an incline, you have to work against the slope, meaning that you need to lift yourself higher. The incline bench enables you to anchor yourself at one end, and then, hanging from your feet, crunch or perform sit ups until you really feel the effect.

You will be able to have a shorter work out session for the same effect, since each repetition is harder than without the bench, thus you will be able to build on your progress, without feeling that the sessions are getting longer and longer each time. The incline bench lets you do this in a controlled, comfortable manner.

The two key features to look for in an incline bench are the comfort of the padding – it should be tough and thick – and the number of positions that you can put the bench into. The more positions, the more workout possibilities, not just crunches and sit ups but other exercises too.

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