This is a 20 minute abdominal workout "straight from the gym" Apparently it's one of the most popular classes at Pro-Robics. The exercises are mainly traditional ab work, but Kari gets creative with different beats and angles, and sometimes does sets that combine 2 moves.

Here is a rough summary of the moves
- Crunches
- Oblique twists – slow, regular and fast with your hand reaching outside the opposite knee.
- Lifting one knee at a time, then adding shoulders for more oblique work.
- Straight leg reverse curl, then reaching for one foot at a time
- Reverse crunches, then add
upper body crunches
- Bicyles with and without upper
body
- Negative sit-ups (you start at
45 degrees and slowly roll down
to the floor)
- Supermans (supermen?)
- Standing side bends
- Stretch

The entire workout is 20 minutes long. Throughout, Kari gives lots of form pointers and is very encouraging. The music is techno. The class shows some modifications (i.e. for those who are less flexible or those with stronger abs).

I have to admit that I will rarely spend 20 minutes on abs unless it’s non-traditional work, but I thought this was a good workout. You could probably break it up into shorter sections.

Class: The class is fairly large with a nice mix of ages, sizes and shapes. The set is pretty simple – Kari is on a platform in front of the class but often gets up and walks around to check form.

Instructor Comments:
Kari is encouraging and motivating, as usual. She seems to have a good rapport with the class - she will use students as examples when they show modifications.

Caroline Kim