1Deadbug
- Lie on your back with knees bent up.
- Slowly one leg at a time bring your legs into tabletop position.
- Extend both arms to the ceiling directly in front of your chest.
- Extend opposite arm and opposite leg away from your trunk breathing out as you do.
- Bring the arm and leg back to the start point while breathing in.
- Repeat on the opposite side or as prescribed by your Physiotherapist.
Squeeze the 2 million dollars under your spine
2Wall Angel
- Stand with your back against the wall.
- Slide your arms up and down the wall to ‘open up’ your upper back.
- Can also be completed lying on your back (Floor Angel).
Remember to squeeze your shoulder blades together
3Thoracic Rotation
- Sit comfortably with your feet flat on the ground.
- Position a resistance band behind your upper back, ensuring it’s secure but not too tight.
- Gently flex your torso forward.
- Flex to one side (toward your chosen direction).
- While in this side-flexed position, push the band toward the same side and rotate your chest in that direction.
- Slowly return to your starting position.
- Repeat the movement as directed by your physiotherapist.
Complete on each side
4Pelvic Floor
- Perform lying on your back with the knees gently bent and feet firmly planted.
- It is best to complete this exercise without any distractions and in a calming space.
- Contract the pelvic floor as if you were trying to stop yourself from passing wind.
- Other cues: picking up a blueberry with your back passage, zipping from vagina to anus, walking into ice cold water.
- Completely relax after the contraction.
- When contracting ensure that the muscles of the thigh and buttocks don’t activate.
- Complete these 3 variations in contraction:
- 10x fast reps.
- 8-12 reps of 6-8 second maximum voluntary contraction.
- 60 seconds submaximal 30-50% contraction.
Turn this muscle on when you’re doing gym exercises
– Suck that egg up!