The May Five
Each month I assign my clients five exercises to work on every day. Here are your May Five.
See if you can go through these at least once today – in fact you could get up from your desk and try them right now, I’ll wait…
1) Plank:
From hands and knees, step back into a plank position (drop to your knees if you need to). Hold for one minute.
In plank you build core strength, strengthen your shoulder and back muscles and improve your shoulder girdle stabilization.
2) Flight:
Start lying on your tummy with arms by your side. Reach back through your fingers and toes and lift your chest to come up into a small back extension.
Strengthens back extensors, abdominals, opens shoulders.
3) Roll Over:
Start Lying on your back with legs in the air, knees bent. Press your legs up towards the ceiling (lifting your hips) then slowly roll down.
Strengthens lower abdominals.
4) Seal
From seated, scoop your abdominals and round your spine. Lift your feet and hold on to your ankles. Slowly roll back onto your upper back, then roll back up to sitting.
Strengthens abdominals, improves spine flexibility, muscle control.
5) Side Angle:
Stand in a lunge with right knee stacked over your ankle. Rest your right arm on your right thigh, reach left arm to the ceiling.
Strengthens legs, opens hips, and stretches shoulders.
