Pelvic
Tilt -
Lying on the back feet flat on the floor knees bent, push the
lower back into the floor, pulling the abdominals tight.
Standing
Pelvic Tilt - Stand with knees slightly bent, pull abdominals
in, tucking buttocks under.
Lower
Back Stretch - Lying on the floor bring both knees up
to the chest and hold.
Standing
Lower Back Stretch - Round the lower back by using the
abdominal muscles to produce an extreme posterior pelvic tilt.
Hamstring
Stretch - Lying on back with opposite leg bent, grasp
leg above and below the back of the knee and pull the straight
leg toward chest.
Standing
Hamstring Stretch - With one leg straight and the other
bent lean forward at the waist, using the hands on the floor or
on thighs for support.
Standing
Quad Stretch - While standing, grab ankle and point knee
straight down. This can also be done lying on the side.
Hip
Flexor Stretch - Take a deep lunge position with knee
directly over ankle and hands on the floor.
Hip
Adductor Stretch - Butterfly stretch sitting on the floor
with feet together gently press elbows on knees, hands on ankles.
Hip
Abductor Stretch - Sitting with bottom leg straight and
the other bent over it, turn the chest toward the knee and hold.
Calf
Stretch - Lunge position, front leg slightly bent has
knee directly over ankle, back leg straight with heel down on
floor, both toes are facing forward. Shift body weight forward
over the front foot.
Soleus
Stretch - Same position as calf stretch, stand up, shift
weight slightly to the back and bend the back knee.
Hurdlers
Stretch -Sitting with one leg straight forward and the
other leg bent with foot toward midline of body.
Sitting
Hamstring Stretch - Sitting with legs in a pike or V seat
position lean forward with a straight back and hold towards feet.
Arm
Stretch - Left hand across front of body on upper back,
gently pull back on upper arm using the right hand.
Quadriceps
and Hamstrings Strengthening
- Sitting
with one leg outstretched in front and the other leg bent, with
foot flat on the floor, lift the straight leg, slowly and hold,
keeping back straight.
Back
Strengthening - Lying on the stomach lift the left arm
out straight and the right leg out straight together, then lower.
Now lift the right arm and the left leg, trying to keep the back
as straight as possible.
Curl
- ups - (Upper Abdominal work ) With knees bent and feet
flat on floor, lift the upper body towards the ceiling.
Lateral
Abdominal Work - (Obliques) Lying on the floor with knees
in toward chest lift the right elbow toward the left knee and
the left elbow lifts across to the right knee.
Reverse
Curls - (Lower Abdominal work) Lying on back with knees
bent toward chest lift knees in to touch chest and down again.
Strengthening
Hip Abductor - Lying on the side with the bottom leg bent,
top leg straight, lift the top leg toward the ceiling and lower
slowly.
Strengthening
Hip Adductor - With the top leg bent over and the bottom
leg straight lift the bottom leg and lower slowly to the floor.
Arm
Strengthening - Arms extended on each side press down
and lift up. This can also be done with light hand weights.
Triceps
- Arms extended straight, bring fists under and out. This
can also be done with light hand weights.
Bicep
Curls - Arms at side, one arm at a time, bend elbow bringing
forearm toward upper arm. This can also be done using light hand
weights.
Push-ups
-
- Elbows should not
be locked when arms are fully extended or overbent when at the
lowest part of the pushup.
- The buttocks should
be a little up, out of line with the rest of you body, in order
to protect the low back.
- Stomach muscles
must be held in.
- Head should be
aligned not raised or dropped.
- The goal should
be to increase the number of repetitions, the speed should remain
slow and constant.
- Start with a certain
number of bent knee push-ups, then increase the number gradually.
Increase the intensity by increasing the level of difficulty,
by using straddle push-ups, then progress to straight leg push-ups.