S2: Core / pelvic floor strength

 

Key instructions

Lie on your back, knees bent, with hands placed under the lower back (lower back/lumbar hollow):

  1. Exhale slowly while gradually contracting your abdominal muscles and your pelvic floor (as if you were holding in a wind or stopping the flow of urine), pressing your hands between your back and the mat as you do so.

  2. Breathe in and relax.

  3. Repeat

 

Sets x reps

2x8 breathing cycles (inhale-contract / exhale-relax)

Rest between sets: 30 sec to 1 min 30

 

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