bad stomach cramps when doing abdominal crunches sit ups

A lot of people exercising suddenly feel sharp painful stomach cramps when they do a couple of sit ups, or abdominal crunches.

Some tips to prevent cramping:

• warm up first, don’t do a lot of sit-ups all at once. then start em out in really small numbers, after a few, roll over and do a cat stretch (lay on your stomach, feet/legs togeather, put your hands down by your sides, then stretch up, straight arms, and lean back, like a kitty stretching.  Then, do cool down at the end too.
• don’t drink too much cold water especially just before exercising.
• don’t do these crunches right after you eat
• You just need to build up your core and gradually progress up to more reps. Do your 10 crunches several times a week, then try to do a couple more the next week and so on.
• You can experiment with making efforts to stay hydrated, for example, by supplementing your diet with bananas (for the potassium) and refueling with ergogenic drinks to replace electrolytes. These techniques don’t always prevent cramping, but they are worth trying.
• When the cramps do occur, you should lay flat on your back, or stand up straight, and reach your arms over your head until the cramp resolves. Reaching overhead stretches the abdominal muscles and releases the cramp.