| Starting
Position |
- Get yourself into the supine position (Exercise Ball Exercises - Assuming the
Supine Position)
- Put your hands behind your head but don't interlock
your fingers.
- Keep your feet hip width apart or closer.
- Head neck and hips should form a straight line from
your head to your knees.
|
| Action |
- Raise your shoulders and reach with your right hand
up and across to the left in one smooth movement.
- Visualize the distance between your right rib cage
and your left hip as getting shorter.
- Pause for a second and return to the starting
position.
- Keep your lower back in contact with the ball at all
times.
- The ball should not move during this exercise.
- Repeat this with the other arm.
|
| Prime
Movers |
- Abdominal muscles, neck flexors
|
| Physio
Tips |
- Keep your chin toward your chest as though you were
squeezing an orange between your chin and your chest.
- Press your tongue against the roof of your mouth to
help facilitate the deep neck flexors and avoid neck strain.
- If you find this too difficult go back and work on Oblique Crunch 2 or Oblique Crunch 1.
|
| Progression |
- Bring your feet closer together.
|
Repeat
this ball exercise 6 times.
Repeat this ball exercise 10
times.
Repeat this ball exercise 15
times.