Teaser Tuesday

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This is yet ANOTHER version of The Teaser.  It’s a mat version that by using the ball, allows you to recruit your abdominal muscles instead of momentum to sit up.  It’s harder than it looks.

1.  Place the ball on top of your shins in the tabletop position.  NOT in between your legs.  Inhale to prepare.

2.  Exhale as you start to curl your head, neck and shoulders off the floor up into a seated position.

3.  Inhale to prepare then exhale and roll back down onto the floor one vertabrae at a time.

The ball should not roll or move during the exercise.  This makes your abdominals lift you off the floor instead of swinging your legs to get there or dropping the legs as a counter measure.  You MAY shift the legs forward a bit as you curl up, but maintain the tabletop position of the legs and try to minimize any movement of the ball.

Modification:  Grab your thighs to help pull you up if you need to.  Lifting yourself up evenly and still trying to maintain tabletop and minimal ball movement.  This modification lets you use your biceps to help lift you if the abdominals are not strong enough YET! 🙂

Happy Teaser Tuesday!

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