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superman position - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

superman position

prone spinal extension exercise lifting head, arms, and upper chest off floor using back muscles

Starting position
prone
Joints
shoulder, lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
gluteus maximus, deltoid, erector spinae, trapezius, rhomboids
Equipment
towel
Goal
postural correction, stability, endurance
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the stomach with legs straight forward and both arms forward, place a towel roll under the forehead. Lift head, arms and upper chest off the floor and lower down 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.