Short Box – Jackrabbit to Plank
- Equipment: Reformer
- Category: Full Body Integration
- Level: Intermediate
- Body position: Seated-ShortBox
- Repetitions: 6-8 reps
- Springs: 1 Red (Heavy) – 1 Blue (Medium)
- Headrest: Any
- Footbar: High
Starting position
Place the short box on the carriage close to the footbar. Sit on the front edge of the box facing the footbar with heels lifted (toes on the box edge). Hands hold the footbar. Spine slightly flexed to prepare.
Instructions
Exhale, lift the pelvis off the box and press the carriage back by extending the legs into a plank position, maintaining connection through the arms. Inhale, bend the knees and return the carriage in, bringing the hips back toward the box without fully sitting down between reps.
Teaching cues
- Lift from the abdominals, not by jumping
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