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supine crunch with swiss ball leg support - beginner Trunk exercise
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supine crunch with swiss ball leg support

supine crunch with feet elevated on swiss ball, hips and knees flexed to 90 degrees, arms overhead.

Starting position
supine
Joints
hip, lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
hip flexors, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with arms elevated overhead and feet on ball, hips-knees at 90-90 degrees bend. Lift head, shoulders, arms and upper back off the floor, lower the upper body, heads and arms to starting position. Repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.