STOTT PILATES

 

Swan Dive with a Mini Stability Ball™

Targets back and hip extensors; shoulder girdle; abdominals

STARTING POSITION

  • Prone on Mat (lying on stomach), pelvis and spine neutral, legs laterally rotated (turned out) and shoulder-distance apart, arms reaching overhead with hands resting on Mini Stability Ball.

EXERCISE

  • EXHALE to prepare
  • INHALE stabilize scapulae on back and extend spine,
    rolling Mini Stability Ball in toward torso.
  • EXHALE lengthen spine down to Mat, rolling ball away.

    Complete 5-8 repetitions

Remember to start your workout with a warmup routine.
Go to www.merrithew.com/warmup

This exercise is an excerpt from the Easy Start Poster included FREE with the purchase of a Mini Stability Ball Power Pack.

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