ABDOMEN AND CHEST EXERCISES
1. Assume the position as shown. Push the upper torso
back with the arms until a stretch is felt and hold. Be sure to arch the back
and place the head as far back as it will go.
2. In full kneel position, place hands at the small of
the back, assume position shown and lower body nearer to the floor, until
stretch is felt, and hold.
1. From a sitting position, move both feet to one side
as shown. When a stretch is felt, hold. Repeat on the other side.
2. Assume position, begin by tucking the leg under the
right. Bring the right leg over to the left. Bring the right arm through to the
outside of the left leg. Push the left knee with the right arm until a stretch
is felt and hold. Be sure the head is turned toward the rear. The left arm is
used as support.
3. Assume position with legs spread as far apart as
possible. Now bring the left hand over the head. When a stretch is felt, hold.
1. This exercise is a mild stretch for the back.
Kneel, place the head on the floor, feet together with the hands on the heels. Gently
pull the body back onto the heels until the stretch is felt, and hold.
2. Assume a seated position on the floor with the legs
crossed. Place the hands on the knees, then pull the body forward and down
between the legs until a stretch is felt, and hold. The elbows must be in front
of the knees on the outside of the legs.
3. Assume seated position in a chair with the knees
apart. Tuck chin and bend forward between the knees reaching under the chair
with both arms until a stretch is felt and hold.
