Stomach Massage – Round Back
- Equipment: Reformer
- Category: Abs/Core
- Level: Intermediate
- Body position: Seated-FacingFootbar
- Repetitions: 6-8 reps
- Springs: 2 Red + 1 Blue – 2 Red
- Headrest: Any
- Footbar: Low
Starting position
Sit just behind the sit bones close to the front edge of the carriage. Feet on footbar in V position. Hands placed on the front edge of the carriage. Spine flexed into a C-curve, shoulders relaxed.
Instructions
Exhale, engage the abdominals deeply and press the carriage back by straightening the legs while maintaining the rounded spine. Inhale, lower and lift the heels as you return the carriage forward, keeping the abdominals pulled in and the spine rounded throughout.
Teaching cues
- Scoop the abdominals deeply
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