Kneeling Abs – Knee Glide + Shoulder Push
- 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 into kneeling plank. From there, continue pressing the carriage further out by pushing through the shoulders (arms lengthen slightly forward). Inhale to return first from the shoulder push back to plank, then glide the carriage back in to the starting position
Teaching cues
- Two phases: glide → push further
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