Thursday, June 17, 2010

Latin: ribcage isolation exercises

Keep hips still and only move ribcage. (To help to make sure hips don't move, the exercise can also be done when sitting on the edge of the chair.)
  • arms:
    • R arm reach to floor on the side (make sure chest don't collapse forward or bend backward)
    • repeat for L arm
    • R arm reach up above head on the side
    • repeat for L arm
  • ribcage: Left, Right (with arms extends to both sides)
  • ribcage: Left with L shoulder diagonally up, Right with Right shoulder diagonally up
  • ribcage: Front, Back
  • ribcage: Front, stop middle, Back, stop middle, Front (repeat)
  • ribcage: L, F, R, B - separate distinct positions first, then smooth circular movement
  • ribcage: L, B, R, F - separate distinct positions first, then smooth circular movement
Keep upper body still and only move hips:
  • Hip to left and right side: first slow, then faster
  • Hip: Left, Front, Right, Back; then, Left Back, Right, Front; (first stop at distinct point, then try circular continuous movement)

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