Sign in or 

![]() | Shoulder Bridge Trainer tip: Imagine you’re using your leg to pull down on a heavy spring attached to the wall behind you. Resist the pull of the spring on the way back up. A. Lie on a mat on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor, and arms at your sides. Keeping your feet, head, and shoulders on the mat, lift your butt high enough to put your hands under your body just above your butt for support. Inhale, bring your right knee toward your chest, then straighten your leg and point your toes to the ceiling. |
![]() | B. Exhale and slowly lower your leg until it’s about a foot above the mat. Immediately inhale and raise it toward the ceiling again to complete the rep. Do 3–5 reps, then switch legs and repeat. |
![]() | Double Leg Beats A. Lie on your right side along the back edge of the mat. Support your head with your right hand, and place your left hand on the mat in front of you. Stack your straight legs one on top of the other and point your toes. Tighten your abs, inhale, and lift both legs up off the mat about 6–12 inches, without letting your upper body roll forward or back. |
![]() | B. Holding your legs off the mat, lightly and rapidly beat your heels and thighs together 10 times. Breathe naturally through the beats, then exhale as you lower your legs to the mat to complete the set. Do 3–5 sets of 10 beats. |
![]() | Leg Pull-Down Trainer tip: Imagine your leg is being pulled toward the ceiling by a magnet and you’re fighting to bring it back down. A. Get in plank position with your abs tight, arms straight and directly below your shoulders (don’t lock your elbows), and toes on the mat. |
![]() | B. Inhale, and use two small kicks to lift your right leg as high as you can toward the ceiling without moving the rest of your body. Exhale as you return your leg to the mat. Repeat with the left leg to complete the set. Do 3–5 sets. |
creatinglife |
Latest page update: made by creatinglife
, Oct 16 2006, 12:35 AM EDT
(about this update
About This Update
Edited by creatinglife
350 words added 6 images added view changes - complete history) |
|
Keyword tags:
None
More Info: links to this page
|