| Starting
Position |
- These exercise ball exercises require you to start by
lying prone over the ball with chest lowered.
- Feet are resting on the floor about shoulder width
apart.
- Place your hands behind your head but don't interlace
your fingers.
|
| Action |
- Slowly raise your chest up off the ball.
- Keep your chin tucked as though you were squeezing an
orange between your chin and your chest to stabilize the neck.
- Lower arms and chest slowly.
|
| Prime
Movers |
- Back extensors, glutes, deltoid, scapular retractors.
|
| Physio
Tips |
- Pull your shoulder blades together and your elbows
back as you reach the top.
- Be careful not to pull your head forward.
- An easier version of this is Back Extension 1.
|
| Progression |
|
Repeat this ball exercise 6
times.
Repeat this ball exercise 10
times.
Repeat this ball exercise 15
times.