Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Crunch Your Abs, Not Your Neck

Pilates Crunches!

Lay on the floor with feet flat, placing one hand on your stomach and one hand behind the head. Nod your head to lengthen the neck. Exhale the body forward, eyes on the knees, pulling your belly button down away from your hand towards the floor. If you feel your stomach muscles bulging up into your hand, more mindfully apply pilates breathing. Think “navel to spine” on each movement. Inhale the body down, and repeat slowly ten times. You stomach muscles will train themselves to flatten with this movement.

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