Bird/Dog
Exercise Technique Videos • 4m 6s
Exercise posture:
Table top position with knees under hips and hands under shoulders
Head in a neutral position
Bird/Dog:
Start by pulling belly button toward the spine
Shift weight into opposite arm and opposite knee
from here, begin to peel the other hand and knee off the floor and extend outward as you balance.
Keep hips/shoulders square to the floor.
Keeping the back in a flat neutral position with opposite arm and leg fully extended.
Begin to come back to table top position by slowly lowering the hand and knee down to the ground.
Common Errors:
Going to quickly and not focusing on contraction of abs and glutes
Same arm and same leg
Not activating/contracting abs first
Not evenly distributing weight between hand and knee(losing balance)
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