Hands-and-knees 3-point spinal alignment drill

This is Part Two of the spinal alignment drills, made harder by aligning the spine across the plane of gravity. For most people, lifting the chest (along the floor in this position) is significantly harder than in the standing version, even with no load—so imagine how hard it it to flatten the thoracic spine when it is really loaded, as in a back or front lever off the roman rings.

Make sure that you can feel how to change the shape of the spine in all its parts (lumbar, thoracic, and cervical) before attempting more difficult exercises.

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• floor spinal alignment drill
• Monkey Gym
• Kit Laughlin
• Overcome neck & back pain
• Stretching & Flexibility
• Stretch Therapy
• Australian National University