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Static Back Abdominal Crunches

 

How to Perform this E-cise™

  1. Lie on your back with your feet on the wall and pointed straight up, knees bent at 90 degrees.
    • You may also put your legs up over a block or chair.
    • Place your hands behind your head with fingers interlaced, keep your elbows back.
    • Look up and back and use your abdominal muscles to pull your upper body up off the floor about 2 inches, then return to floor.
      • Remember to keep your elbows back.
      • Do not pull on your neck with your arms/hands; use only your abdominal muscles to generate the movement.
  2. Repeat as directed on your menu.
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Fun Facts

This exercise takes the lumbar spine through flexion and extension through the pelvic movement.
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