In this demonstration we are going to show you a variation of abdominal curling exercise that will also help you release any back pain you may have.
TRANSCRIPT:
Hi I’m Clancy from Inner Strength Pilates and Barre, I’m going to show you an abdominal curling variation you can do with the Barre ball.
So we got our Barre ball here and you’re going to place it between your shoulder blades, so just ensure it’s not too low because that will encourage our lower back to arch here, and then it’s not too high either.
But you do want to be quite high because you want to make sure that you’re pressing your lower back into the mat the entire time, at least it’s actually a nice upper back release as well.
So hands behind your head, interlock your fingers so you’re really supporting the neck, and we inhale open back, keeping our lower back pushing down, exhale engage the core, curling up, inhale down, exhale, inhale down, exhale up, inhale, and exhale.
So we’re going for 10 here, 5, 4, 3, 2, last 1 stay up, let’s pulse here for 10, now look at your belly button I want you to scoop it down towards your spine, and we’re going for 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1.
Now bring your legs into a table top position let’s repeat again, now your belly’s want to pop up here so you really push down, we inhale open back, exhale, inhale, exhale up.
Keeping those legs in our table top position, after 10 we stay up, let’s pulse here, and 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, stay up straight up in to toe top, inhale back up, exhale, inhale up, up, 5 on each side, 10 all together.
Going straight into single leg extension, extend, and in the low we go with the leg the harder it is, and extend, and other side, 10 all together, good, great, and repeat from the beginning.
So feet flat 10, 10 pulses, repeating with the legs in table top, going into your toe tops, 10 all together alternating, then single leg extension.
Try for 3 sets of these in a row, remember keep that lower back pushing down into the mat, and I hope you enjoy.
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