Some people also find that holding their tongue against the roof of their mouth during sit-ups can help them avoid neck pain.

Tabata Workout #2 High knees Courtesey ... Curl up with your head, neck, and chest and crunch your left chest towards your right knee. Extend your left leg at a 45 degree angle, and then switch sides.

How to do it: Start on all fours with a neutral spine, knees under hips and wrists under shoulders. Keeping back flat, use ...

Try a core workout that includes three different ab exercises, like crunches, bicycle crunches and lower leg lifts. You would do 10 crunches, 10 bicycle crunches, and then 10 lower lifts .

The neck-hanging craze might be grabbing the spotlight, but it’s far from the only oddball exercise trend among China’s aging crowd. Here are a few more that might raise your eyebrows ...