On the second day of Christmas....

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me.... The Bicycle Maneuver!

Why It Rocks:  The Bicycle Maneuver is rated as the best abdominal exercise.The Bicycle Maneuver  is a great abdominal exercise to work on obliques (side of your abs) and rectus abs (the the long flat muscles along the front sides of the abdomen.)


 How to do it...

1. Lie on your back on an exercise mat or carpeted surface. Make sure your lower back is pressed against the floor. Put your hands close to your head and fingers touch lightly on the side of our head.
2. Raise your legs and bend your knees so that your thigh are about 90 degree angle to the floor. Your lower legs are just above parallel to the floor.
3. Curl up and bring your left elbow toward your right knee. Extend the other leg out as far as is comfortably for you without arching your back. It is like you are riding a bike.
4. Alternate sides, continuing the motion back and forth.
5. For beginner, do 2 sets of 10 reps.

   Six tips that might help.

  1. Keep breathing
  2. Keep the small of your back on the floor
  3. Keep the motion slow.
  4. Engage your ab muscles
  5. Do not pull on the head or shoulder with your hand. Instead, focus in feeling the abdominal contraction.
  6. Remember, do not just flap your elbow across your body, actually rotate your shoulder across and squeeze your abs.

  Happy AB-ing!
 ♥ Cameron Ashleigh