1. Begin by lying on your side with your legs straight and your hand supporting your head. Keep your bottom arm extended on the ground for stability.
2. Engage your core muscles to prepare for the movement.
3. Simultaneously raise your legs off the ground and contract your obliques, bringing your elbow towards your raised legs in a side crunch motion while keeping your hand on your head.
4. Lift as high as possible without compromising your form, focusing on the contraction of your obliques. Your obliques are the muscles along the side of your abdominal wall, which you can see highlighted in the images.
5. Slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position while also returning your upper body to the ground, maintaining a controlled movement throughout.
6. Repeat the exercise on the same side for the desired number of repetitions.
7. Switch sides and repeat the leg raise oblique crunch with the other side of your body to ensure balanced training.
8. Remember to breathe out as you lift and crunch, and breathe in as you return to the starting position.
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