This exercise is intended to increase
the difficulty of this oblique abdominal exercise by adding proprioceptive
challenge.
To do this exercise you will
need a mat and a soft ball. Start by lying on your back with the soft
ball underneath your pelvis. Your legs should be in a tabletop
position. Inhale as you point your legs to the side and then exhale as
you lower your toes to the floor and bring them back. Inhale as you point
the toes to the other side and then exhale as you tap our toes on the
ground. Repeat alternating sides 8-10 times.
Things to think about:
Remember with these oblique variations that you are
rotating the thighs in the hip sockets while maintaining stillness in the
pelvis. Your pelvis may want to roll to one side or the waist may shorten
because your hip hikes towards the ribcage. Be sure to use your exhale to
engage your pelvis floor and lower abdominals. Sometimes it helps to
think of the abdomen pulling away from the leg as it lowers.
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