Strong abdominal and core muscles are important for good posture and can help support your back muscles.
Exercise Floor Version
- Lie on your back with knees bent, feet on the floor/mat.
- Do a pelvic tilt by engaging your abdominal (stomach) muscles and drawing your belly button toward your spine. You’ll notice your low back is flat on the floor.
- Hold this tilt and slow bring your right foot about 6 inches off the floor and slow lower down.
- Repeat on the left side.
- Do 10 reps on each side.
- Then have a big long stretch out.
Exercise Standing Version – if you find it difficult to get up and down on the floor, try this version
- Stand with your back against the wall. Your feet are hip distance apart and about 12 inches away from the wall.
- To help with balance have your arms at your side about 2 feet from your hips with the back of your hands against the wall.
- Do a pelvic tilt by engaging your abdominal (stomach) muscles and drawing your belly button toward your spine. You’ll notice your low back is flat against the wall.
- Hold this tilt and slow bring your right foot about 6 inches off the floor and slow lower down.
- Repeat on the left side.
- Do 10 reps on each side.
- Then have a big long stretch out.