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Exercise Ball Exercises - Oblique Crunch 2

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Starting Position
Action
  • Contract your abdominal muscles and pull your right shoulder up toward your left knee.
  • Your lower back should never leave the exercise ball.
  • Visualize your right rib cage as moving toward your left hip.
  • Hold briefly and return to the start position.
  • Repeat this on the other side.
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


1ballsRepeat this exercise ball exercise 6 times.

2balls
Repeat this exercise ball exercise 10 times.

3balls
Repeat this exercise ball exercise 15 times.




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