SHORT BOX - ABDOMINALS, ALL LEVELS
6 reps
Springs: 4 - 5
Box: Short
Strap: Foot strap
Pole in hands
FOCUS
» Breath – inhale down/exhale back or exhale down/inhale
back
» Abdominal strengthening
» Abdominal hollowing
» Back strengthening
» Back flexibility
PRECAUTIONS
Back, neck and shoulder injuries, osteoporosis
PREREQUISITES
Reformer Rollbacks, Cadillac Rollbacks
STARTING POSITION
Sitting on short box, facing footbar, feet under foot strap, knees
slightly bent
Standard Exercise
Roll down with a long curve and roll back up
Oblique variation
Roll down with a long curve, rotate the torso to each side, roll
back up
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