Double Leg Stretch (Ball Under Shoulder Blades)
- Equipment: Reformer
- Category: Abs/Core
- Level: Intermediate
- Body position: Supine
- Repetitions: 6-10 reps
- Springs: Any
- Headrest: Down
- Footbar: Any
- Prop: Ball
Starting position
Lie supine with the ball under the shoulder blades. Lift into a supported chest curl. Both knees drawn into tabletop, hands on shins.
Instructions
Inhale, extend arms overhead and legs forward while maintaining control of the trunk on the ball. Exhale, circle the arms and return to hugging the knees in without dropping the upper body or arching the lower back.
Teaching cues
- Reach long but stay connected
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