Shutterstock editor

With knees bent and feet planted on the floor. You could extend your arms in front of you or place them above your head; we cover these crunches and the benefits here.The move primarily hits your rectus abdominal muscles and activates the back and hip flexors. Strengthening these muscles could improve posture and help protect your lower back.2. Captain's Chair crunches(Image credit: Shutterstock)Captain’s Chair crunches work nearly all the muscles that make up your midsection. Research by the American Council of Exercise tells us this crunch variation is one of the best core exercises to work the obliques and the rectus abdominis. But it’s surprisingly an arm workout too, as you press into the armrest to hold your body weight. Our writer did 50 Captain’s Chair crunches every day for a week, and here’s what happened. 3. Tabletop crunches(Image credit: Shutterstock)One for the lower abs; our fitness writer rated this crunch highly for hitting those deeper core muscles. The tabletop tests your abs, especially the lower abs because your legs stay raised. The raised leg position also works your hip flexors, and it’s the perfect leveler if you’re used to working your upper abs or obliques. One writer did tabletop crunches every day for a week and detailed the results here. 4. Standing oblique crunches(Image credit: Shutterstock)Say hello to a different type of side burn. As the name suggests, the crunch variation hits the oblique muscles that run down the sides of your waist using lateral flexion — or side crunching. The standing oblique crunch requires balance, and standing ab exercises are often less stressful on the lower back. One of our fitness writers recommends adding the best ankle weights to deepen the muscle activation for this one, but it’s a great ab exercise for beginners using just body weight. Here’s what happened when we tried 50 standing oblique crunches every day for a week. 5. Vertical leg crunches(Image credit: Shutterstock)Our editor detailed a simple fix to boring crunches — raise your legs to the ceiling and hit the vertical leg crunch variation instead. The change in leg position targets more of your midsection muscles while still supporting your lower back. You’ll also hit the deeper transverse abdominal muscles, internal and external obliques and lower back muscles. Here’s what happened when we did vertical leg crunches every day. 6. Bird dog crunches(Image credit: Shutterstock)The core exercise targets the erector spinae,

That help skaters reach the big leagues, she must first join the youth hockey team in order to score a scholarship. We love the inevitable comedy that ensues as she tries to make it in the rough-and-tumble world of hockey while inching toward her dream of becoming the next Kristi Yamaguchi (who also happens to make an appearance in the film). The 1995 film "Sudden Death" is kinda sorta about hockey, but it's mostly an action-packed thriller and that's something we can stand behind. During the seventh and final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs, terrorists capture a group of people that includes the vice president. To stop them, a retired fireman (played by Jean-Claude Van Damme) must risk his life before time runs out. An oldie but goodie in the world of ice skating is the classic film "The Ice Follies of 1939" starring James Stewart, Lew Ayres and Joan Crawford. The storyline follows a couple (played by James and Joan) as their careers and dreams of success pull them apart. The one thing that can bring them together might just be a big-budget ice skating production. Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock Dreamwork/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock SUMMERS/AP/REX/Shutterstock Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock Paramount/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock ERIC DRAPER/AP/REX/Shutterstock Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Getty Images Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Universal/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Rex USA Keystone Entertainment/Photofest Youtube Youtube Snap Stills/REX/Shutterstock Disney Channel/Photofest Universal/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Bettmann Archive Up Next

How well do you know your 2000s films? Think you can pass the test? Then take the quiz and put your movie knowledge to the test! Match the quote to the film! 1/10 Shutterstock “I’d like to join your posse, boys, but first I’m gonna sing a little song.” 2/10 Shutterstock "You better start believing in ghost stories Miss Turner, you're in one!" 3/10 Shutterstock “I'm made of wax, Larry. What are you made of?” 4/10 Shutterstock "I shall call him squishy and he shall be MINE and he shall be my squishy!" 5/10 Shutterstock “You can't count on anyone, especially your heroes.” 6/10 Shutterstock "If you are what you eat, then I only want to eat the good stuff." 7/10 Shutterstock “We do not wash our pits in the pool of sacred tears.” 8/10 Shutterstock "If you’re nothing without this suit then you shouldn’t have it." 9/10 Shutterstock “Everything in this room is edible." 10/10 “Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate...” Shutterstock Amazing! You got a PERFECT Score! Well done, you really know your movies... this was a DIFFICULT quiz! You are without doubt the mayor of Movietown. All hail! That's a wrap! Shutterstock Pretty good! Though not a totally PERFECT score - when it comes to films from the 2000s you certainly know your Transformers from your Toy Stories. A true trivia titan, good job! Shuttrstock Not So Hot! Don't feel bad, however - this was a particularly hard quiz! Why not retake the quiz and improve your score? Shutterstock Oh Dear! It seems you may need to brush up on your movie knowledge... but that's okay, this was a hard quiz! Never mind, why not retake the quiz and improve your score?