A great visual aid to see how the abs assist, and bring to life the differing focus on abs vs hip flexors in this exercise. See it through to the end to get some safety and teaching tips.
Sit-up / Curl-up Anatomy and Kinesiology
Aleisa George – “To effectively work the Abdominals for core conditioning it is optimal to target the core when the Quadriceps muscles are relaxed. To help get the Quads relaxed, it is most effective to strengthen the opposing muscle groups, which would be the Glutes and Hamstrings.” Continue reading…
If you, like many PP’s I have seen, are teaching squats, commonly against the fit ball at the wall, you will enjoy watching this muscular piecing together of what is happening, or should be happening.
Anatomy of a squat from www.MuscleandMotion.com. Seeing this brings the ‘lead up with your hips’ or ‘push your ASIS forward’ cues to life.
This stretch routine is actually quite good and something we should all practice, she says as she rolls her shoulders after an hour at the laptop.
Bodybrowser from Google.
LOVE this video, so much detail here and wonderful application for many of our weekend warrior clients.
Love love love this work….
Pilates Enthusiasts : S2E32 : Baby Swan on the Ball from Balanced Body Inc. on Vimeo.
