Elbow Supported Leg Lift
| Similar Pose Names: | Elbow Supported Leg Extension,Leg Raises On Elbows |
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Start on your back with your forearms on the mat. Hands by your hips. Push up and remain strong through the chest and shoulders to stop sagging down into the shoulders. Bend knees into Tabletop Position. Inhale to prepare. Exhale and extend one leg out long. Inhale, return to start position. Repeat.
Abdominal and back extensor strengthener. Trunk stabilisation.
Don't lower down onto your elbows.
Back pain.
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Elbow Supported Leg Lift Pilates Exercise FAQs
What else is the Supported Leg Lift exercise known as?
Elbow-supported Leg Extension
Leg Raises On Elbows
Does the Elbow Supported Leg Lift activate the core?
Yes. This pilates exercise activates the core of the body. Any movement made during the exercise shouldn’t be forced. Go to that level that your body permits without resistance.
What is the Elbow Supported Leg Lift teaching directions?
Start on your back with your forearms on the mat. Hands by your hips. Push up and remain strong through the chest and shoulders to stop sagging down into the shoulders. Bend knees into Tabletop Position. Inhale to prepare. Exhale and extend one leg out long. Inhale, return to start position. Repeat.
What are the benefits?
Abdominal and back extensor strengthener. Trunk stabilisation.
What are the precautions?
Back pain.
What’s a good modification?
Don’t lower down onto your elbows.
What are some other modifications?
Bridge exercise using the Circle
