Purpose: To articulate through the spine and strengthen the abdominals
Exercise Description
- Lie on your back with legs extended and arms extended over the head
- Inhale and lift the arms off the floor
- When arms come level with the shoulders, exhale and lengthen through the back of the neck, lifting the head off the floor
- Continue exhaling keeping the core engaged, curl the body off the floor, articulating through the spine
- Reach the arms up towards the ceiling and then forward over the legs whilst keeping the arms parallel to the floor
- Inhale and initiate the roll back down with a posterior tilt of the pelvis
- Keeping shoulders stabilised, exhale and lower the rest of the spine under control slowly back down to the start position
- Repeat x 5 – 8 times
Watch Out Points
- Don’t let the abdominals dome
- Keep the C shape in your spine
- Keep the tension out of shoulders and neck
- Avoid rounding shoulders
- Keep a smooth flow throughout the exercise, using segmental control
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