Women's cat and camel
Posted by Danny ODell on Thu, 2007-10-25 18:21
It is recommended the cat and camel be the first exercise of the day. This movement is designed specifically toward keeping your low back flexible and supple.
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Doing the camel this way
trappo
Doing the camel this way actually does not have much movement at all in the lower back, it is being performed mainly with the thoracic spine. Try performing the exercise without moving the thoracic spine at all and have the lower back completely isolated. The movement is not a dramatic one and performed using a slight tilt of the pelvis.
Cat and camel
dannyodell
Hi there,
This exercise is not designed as an stretching flexibility movement. It is in fact one that moves the spinal fluid back into the normal every day living positions-according to Dr. Stuart McGill. Moving the head up while moving the lower back down will help increase the movement range just a lowering the head increases the range for the back raising portion.
I do agree the exercise is not a dramatic one. The pelvic tilt is a vital component of the move.
Danny M.O'Dell
www.explosivelyfit.com