Kneeling Abs – Knee Glide
- Equipment: Reformer
- Category: Full Body Integration
- Level: Beginner
- Body position: All-four-FacingFootbar
- Repetitions: 8-10 reps
- Springs: 1 Blue (Medium) – 1 Yellow (Light)
- Headrest: Any
- Footbar: High or Low
Starting position
All fours facing footbar, hands on footplate under shoulders, knees on carriage under hips, spine neutral
Instructions
Exhale to glide the carriage back by opening the hips, bringing the body into a kneeling plank (knees stay down). Inhale to glide the carriage back in, returning to start with control while keeping shoulders stacked over wrists
Teaching cues
- Move from the hips, not the shoulders
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