Exercise Ball Exercises - Ab Crunch 1

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Exercise Ball Exercises - Ab Crunch 1

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Starting Position	Walk yourself out to the supine position (Exercise Ball Exercises - Assuming the Supine Position) Put your arms at your sides. Keep your feet hip width apart or closer. Head neck and hips should form a straight line from your head to your knees.
Action	Use your abdominals to pull your shoulders up and reach toward your knees with your hands. Visualize the distance between your rib cage and your pelvis as shortening as you do this.
Prime Movers	Abdominals, neck flexors
Physio Tips	Push your tongue to the roof of your mouth to facilitate deep neck flexors so as to avoid neck strain. Also, push your chin down as though to squeeze an orange between your chin and your chest.
Progression	Try Ab Crunch 2

Repeat this exercise ball exercise 6 times.

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Repeat this exercise ball exercise 10 times.

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Repeat this exercise ball exercise 15 times.

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