Name: Playbook - Niki SugarySixpack - Upper body warm up 1
Uploaded: 2024-03-28T18:05:10.361Z
Duration: 5 min
Description: Upper body warm up 1

-Hips, ribs and head are stacked with a light length through the body
-Press backwards raising up into a pike position
-Pull forward using the core
-Core works with breath through the movement
-Very slight anterior pelvic tilt (tucked). Imagine ribs and hips are lightly connected by a string

Dolphin plank

-Keep majority of motion in the thoracic spine, not dumping into low back
-Exhale to arch (cat), inhale to cow
-Slow, controlled and intentional
-Don’t push range of motion to discomfort

Cat cow

-Keep hips lifted and picture a line from knees to head with hips, ribs and head in line
-Keep length through the body
-Avoid hips, ribs or waist sinking towards the floor
-Deep core engaged through movement to stabilize

Side plank right

Side plank left

-Press up from the floor, engage chest as you press hands into the floor
-Core should be engaged as you press up off of the floor and lower down. See core hold tutorial in core function section
-Core works with breath through movement. Exhale and engage on exertion
-Intensify by pressing up into full plank rather than on knees

Press up on knees

-Pull forward from down dog, shifting weight into the hands and slightly rounding the upper back
-Move slowly with intention
-Core works with breath through the movement. Exhale, connect and pull forward

Pike weight shift

-Engage deep core and use lower abs to lift knees off the ground
-Keep hips ribs and head stacked for good alignment
-Keep a light length through your torso
-See core breathing/ core hold tutorials

Quadruped lift off

-Press through hands to lift forearms off the floor, recruit triceps
-Drive knee towards chest with control using core for stabilizing and balance 
-Hips, ribs and head stacked for good alignment. Chin tucked
-Modify by bringing legs closer to arms. The further out the legs the harder it is
-Core works with breath through movement, engaging with exhale before moving (see core breathing tutorial)

Tricep dip + knee drives

-Rotate palms up as arms open back to feel a chest stretch
-Move with control

Hug yourself

-Hinge at hips to bend. Can adjust depth as needed for comfort
-Lats engage before moving arms
-Core works with breath through movement (see core hold/core breathing tutorial)

Raise & rotate

Upper body warm up 1

That was good tough i need it i idid it finaly 😩👌🏻✨

Maria

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Thank you for doing the warm ups and cool downs!

Grace

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