|
Standing Forward Bend
|
|
How to Perform this E-cise
- Stand with your feet pointing straight and hip width apart.
- Place your palms on your low back/upper buttocks area.
- Tilt your hips forward to place an exaggerated arch in your low back.
- Pull your elbows and shoulder blades together and hold.
- Now bend forward from the hips (NOT from your low back).
- Keep the low back arched as you bend over.
- Tighten your thighs and shift the weight into the balls of your feet.
- Hold as directed on your menu.
|
What this E-cise does
This exercise promotes bilateral pelvic extension through engagement of the spinal extensors while vertically loaded through the legs. |
«Back |
powered by www.egoscue.com
Egoscue Inc. 2015
All rights reserved. Use of these exercises, photos and descriptions by permission only. |