Well, the holidays are over and it's back to the grind. I always had a hard time getting back into the flow the first full week after the holiday. Hopefully I don't conk out come Thursday. Anyway, I figured I'd begin the New Year with a continuation of the low back prehab exercises from the last couple weeks. Check
Part 1 and
Part 2 if you missed those. Today's exercise is the
Hip Lift. Because we spend so much time sitting down (at work, at the dinner table, in the car, on the coach) our glute muscles don't work as well as they are designed to work. Often times our hamstrings or low back does the work that the glutes should be doing. This is a great first progression to add to your warm-up for glute activation.
- Start lying down on your back with knees bent and toes up off the floor
- Squeeze your glutes. Think holding a dollar bill between your butt cheeks.
- Lift your hips until you have a flat board from your shoulders to your knees.
- Hold for 10 seconds. Repeat for the desired reps ( 4 - 8 reps is plenty.)
This is a perfect exercise to add to your warm-up, especially if you suffer from low back pain.
Today's
Stupid Human Trick video comes from sis. She saw this commercial on television. Please please please don't be the one to fall for this.
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