Siderotation with the Sand-Pad
- Degree of Difficulty 60%
Train your lateral ab muscles with Sand-Pad
Short Description
- Hold the Sand-Pad to the front while you sit down on the floor.
- Put down the Sand-Pad on the floor on one side of the body.
- Bring the Sand-Pad back to the middle.
- Put down the Sand-Pad on the other side of the body.
Long Description
- Lift your upper body from a supine position that only your buttocks rest on the floor. Your feet rest on the floor with your legs bent to 90°. Hold the Sand-Pad in both hands with extended arms and try to put it down at one side of your body.
- Out of this position move the Sand-Pad to the middle of your upper body. Therefore rotate the upper body and move the Sand-Pad with extended arms to the middle of your body.
- Move your arms to the other side of your body via the abdominal muscles. You either look to the front or follow the movement of the Sand-Pad.
Tips
Try to keep your back in a straight position. The exercise is more difficult when you lift-up your legs and hold them a few centimetres above the floor.
Additional exercise instructions
The Sand-Pad exercise Siderotation strengthens all core muscles with focus on the lateral abdominal muscles. The Siderotation is a very dynamic exercise and therefore very effective for a warm-up program.
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