Exercise of the week!Starting posotion: Sitting position, knees bent, heels on the floor, arms behind your back with fingers facing hips.
Execution: Lift you pelvis and your right knee. Now slowly bend at your elbows, lower your upper body toward the floor until your arms are at about a 90-degree angle and perform dips. Repeat few more times, bending and straightening your elbows keeping one leg table top. Lower your leg, foot on floor and repeat on the other side. Inhale while dipping, exhale to return.
6 reps X 4 set on each side
Cues:
- If you feel pain on the wrists, place your hands in punches on the floor
- Your pelvis should not touch the floor
- If you are a beginner, perform only the hip extension with your hands and elbows stable and try to “unfold” your legs alternately.
In case you want to make it more difficult, place your palms on a chair
Perform 4 reps on each side
Dimoutsos Evangelos, Personal Trainer, AthensTrainers® Associate
Photos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IffJ7g2XN4