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Exercise Ball Exercises - Seated Russian Crunch

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Starting Position
  • Start by lying on the floor face up with your knees bent.
  • Cross your arms over your chest and lift your shoulders off the ground as if doing a crunch to about 45 degrees.
Action
  • Twist your right shoulder up toward your left knee hold that position.
  • Twist your left shoulder up toward your right knee and hold that position.
Prime Movers
  • Hip flexors, abdominals.
Physio Tips
  • Squeeze your chin toward your chest as though there were an orange there to acitvate neck stabilizers and prevent neck strain.
Progression
  • Try the Russian twist on the exercise ball.


1ballsHold each position for 3 seonds and repeat 10 times.

2ballsHold each position for 5 seonds and repeat 10 times.

3ballsHold each position for 10 seonds and repeat 10 times.




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