Tendon Stretch

OBJECTIVES
● Strengthen abdominals, shoulders, and all surrounding shoulder muscles.
● Stretches hamstrings.
● Improves proprioception and coordination.
● Develops lumbar and scapular stabilization.

EXERCISE
● Sitting on footbar, feet together arches on the front end of carriage. Hands on footbar, fingers forward. Standing, bow head to knees, arms and legs stay straight.

● Press carriage out, drop hips below footbar, keeping head to knees.
Draw navel deeply to spine; return the carriage in by lifting hips up.

● Inhale press out – Exhale pull in.

4-5 times
2 springs

CUES
● Navel to spine.
● Head to knees.
● Spine stays round.
● Arms and legs straight.
● Control the movement with abdominals.