Swan

ThoracicPilates / Yoga
Swan

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Description

Lie prone with your legs straight and your arms in a cactus position (elbows bent at 90°, elbows level with your shoulders). Press your feet back to engage the posterior chain, then start the movement with your gaze, followed by your face and chest, which lift slightly off the floor. Keep your sternum close to the ground to limit the extension to the upper thoracic area, maintaining your shoulders low and away from your ears. Then slowly return to the starting position, performing the movement in a controlled manner.

Settings

Equipment
No Equipment
Positions
Prone Position
Muscle groups
Cervical extensorsThoracic extensors
Difficulty
Easy
Movement
Extension
Contraction mode
Concentric

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