How To Activate Your Lower Abs (V-SHAPE!)

Incorporating your core is an essential part to achieving the maximum benefits from your workout. But for many people it can be difficult to feel the tension in your abs when performing your exercises. In this video, Serene walks us through a few great priming movements to help you feel your lower abs work.

1st position primer
- Setup:
- Lie on back
- Feet planted
- Actively tuck pelvis up
- Hands on hip crest
- Exercise:
- Tuck pelvis up and release
- Using lower part of rectus muscle(lower back) to pull upwards and release
- Neutral to tucked position and back
- Should feel lower abdominal control

2nd position
- Setup:
- 4 point position
- place ball in between knees
- Exercise:
- Round back like a cat
- Squeeze ball with knees
- Lift hips up
- Exhale as you lift up,
- Inhale as you lower and tap knees on the floor
- Maintain flexed spine to feel tension in lower abs
- Stabilize through arms pushing palms into floor
- Keeping energy directly in lower abs
- Keep tail tucked

3rd position
- Setup:
- Lie on back with ball between knees
- Keep ankles connected
- Squeeze legs together
- Keep arms down
- Exercise:
- Tuck hips to lift feeling pressure in lower abs
- Exhale up
- Inhale down
- Keep connection with ankles
- Push arms towards floor
- Keep neck long
- Collarbone wide

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