Sculpt a flat stomach with the Side-to-Side Oblique Twist to Flutter Kicks to Chest Press exercise. This is an intermediate exercise and should be performed without weight prior to performing it with the balance board. StrongBoard Balance weighs only 15 pounds so will make for a great progressive transition. This exercise is primarily for the entire core musculature but will also work the chest and triceps.
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- Start by sitting on the floor in “V” shape, holding the board in front of your chest, feet elevated off the ground, knees bent.
- Keeping the back straight and abs braced, rotate the board to your right side as you extend your right leg out and pull your left knee in.
- Come back to center and then immediately rotate the board to your left side as you extend your left leg outing pull your right knee in.
- Repeat for desired amount of repetitions.
- Without breaking, drop your back to the floor as you lift the board over your chest, also extending both legs towards the sky.
- Keeping the legs fully extended and your back neutral to the floor, begins flutter kicking both legs.
- When flutter kicking, slowly lift and lower the legs, keeping your abs engaged.
- Repeat for desired amount of repetitions.
- Without breaking, keep the board over your chest with arms extended and lower legs, hovering just above the floor.
- Lower the board to your chest.
- As you lift the board back up, pull both legs up simultaneously.
- Repeat for desired amount repetitions.
- Repeat steps 2-12 for desired amount of sets.
Tips: Be sure to brace your abs through entire set. Keep spine erect and head in line with the spine. For more of a challenge, you can pause in rotated positions. You can also speed up your tempo and add more reps to your sets.
StrongBoard Balance utilizes MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ that works with your body to deliver the perfect amount of stimulation to keep your core musculature and stabilizing muscles engaged and contracted, while training your central nervous system, improving posture, proprioception and reaction time.