Sit on your heels. Create a sandwich from the navel to the lumbar spine (try to keep that neutral). Raise off your heels. Squeeze your glutes and abs. Cross arms over your chest. Engage core. Lean back from your knees and return to the start. Repeat.
Release hips. Strengthen quads and core.
A) Blanket under knees. B) Hip hinge kneeling lunge. C) Kneeling lean backs with a twist. D) Touch your heels when leaning back. E) Hip bridge (lying in supine position).
Knee injury.
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What are the teaching directions for the Pilates Kneeling Lean Backs exercise?
Sit on your heels. Create a sandwich from the navel to the lumbar spine (try to keep that neutral). Raise off your heels. Squeeze your glutes and abs. Cross arms over your chest. Engage core. Lean back from your knees and return to the start. Repeat.
What are the benefits of the Kneeling Lean Backs exercise?
Release hips.
Strengthen quads and core.
What are some good variations of the Kneeling Lean Backs exercise?
