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Bridging is a great way to tone your gluts and hamstrings as well as facilitate spinal articulation.
Functional Applications:
- Improved gait efficiency
- Strengthening for daily tasks including ascent/descent of stairs
- Stabilization at the knee joint
- Weight loading and weight bearing through knee and ankle joints
** Pictured below is a straight-leg variation of the bridging exercise. Beginners should start with knees bent and feet on floor. Straight leg variation can be used to avoid hamstring cramping.**
- Begin laying on your back, arms to your side with your palms facing downward.
- Place your legs up on a stability ball or another stable surface (i.e. chair/bench) tip: the more in contact your legs are with the surface, the easier the exercise.
- Inhale to prepare.
- Exhale as you send your ‘sits bones’ towards your heels, flattening your low back and peel your vertebrae off the floor one at a time.