Today the Amazing Stickie is working on her spinal articulation. People who have osteopenia and osteoporosis should not do this exercise; Stickie has no actual bones, so this is not a problem for her.
She begins lying on her back with her arms at her sides (beginning with arms overhead is also all right). She takes a big inhale. As she exhales, she curls herself up until she is in a sitting position with her back straight and her arms extended in front of her in what she and I like to call Zombie Position. She takes a big breath in and then as she exhales she curls back down to the starting position.
For those of us who find this too difficult, Stickie is also demonstrating the assisted version of the exercise, which begins with the legs in tabletop position. The extra leverage from the weight of the legs helps us get our spines off the floor.
No matter which option we choose, three to five repetitions are enough.
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