BREATHING, LEVEL 2
6 reps
Springs: 2 long, light springs from high position on wooden bar for Joe’s Breathing, 1 – 2 short springs from high
position on aluminum bar for Carola’s Breathing.
Feet in Trapeze
Focus
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Breathing – Inhale push bar, exhale return, inhale press legs
down, exhale return, inhale roll-up, exhale return
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Abdominal strength, balance between abdominals and back
extensors
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Shoulders down
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Pelvic stability
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Back, Gluteal and Hamstring strength
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Coordination
Precautions
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Shoulder and neck problems, some low back injuries
Starting position
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Lie supine with head at tower end of Trapeze Table, hands
holding Push-through Bar or Roll-down Bar, palms facing
down, feet in trapeze, legs slightly turned out. Adjust Trapeze
with the horizontal slider to be directly over the knees when
lying supine.
Joe’s Breathing
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Holding on to Roll-down Bar, press bar down to hips as legs
press down into the trapeze and torso and hips rise off the
table, return to the starting position.
Carola’s Breathing
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Hold on to Push-through Bar, inhale and pull bar down to
chest by bending elbows wide
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Press bar overhead and bring arms down and back to starting
position on the exhale
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Inhale and press the Trapeze down lifting the hips off table
with a flat back
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Roll the back down and return to starting position on exhale.
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Press bar up and roll torso off table into Teaser position
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Exhale and return to starting position.
Caminando (muelles en posición
media)
Joes Atmung
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