Q&A for How to Do Curl Ups

Yes, but keep your elbows back and your chin up. If your elbows are forward, it gives you the illusion that you're coming up more than you are.

Make sure your feet are flat on the floor, and press through your heel as you curl upward. Having your feet on the floor helps stabilize your core.

Keep at it. It could take a few weeks or even a few months for you to see results. Try to slowly increase the amount of weight you're lifting. Don't give up!

You should practice curl ups regularly, but you should also incorporate some other exercises into your workouts to improve your abdominal strength, like planks, cable crunches, etc.

It's fine in the first trimester as long as it feels fine for your body. It may even be ok after that, within reason, but be careful about lying on your back (not always recommended during later stages of pregnancy) and always stop if you feel pain.

Use free weights of between 3-10 lbs depending on your size and experience level. Hold one weight in each hand, palms up. With the weights at your sides, bending at the elbows, curl them up to waist or chest level. Do 3 reps of 12 counts.