Sentences with phrase «upper body twists»

But on the rotation machine, the hips are locked into place while the upper body twists like a corkscrew.

A good example is the Lunge & Twist Sandbag Exercise; this simple looking movement involves a full lunge with an upper body twisting motion that requires core strength, upper body mobility, and lower body balance.

Not exact matches

For cable Russian twists, set an adjustable cable to shoulder height, stand sideways on, grab the handle in both hands and rotate your upper body while keeping your lower body fixed in place.

Lift your legs off the ground; at the same time, lift your upper body and twist your torso to reach your left arm toward your feet.

Once you have grasped this movement, incorporate a twist with your upper body.

As you lower into a lunge, twist your upper body with arms extended over the left thigh.

Swing arms from the shoulder and don't twist your upper body.

With your feet parallel and about shoulder - width apart, twist your upper body to the right, letting your arms swing out to the sides and flop loosely against your body.

Twist upper body to the left, looking over your shoulder and use your right hand on the outside of your left thigh to help pull you deeper into the stretch, twisting your torso.

Twist your upper body slightly to take the medicine ball to your other side, repeating this slamming motion with force.

For a modification, you can grab onto the backs of your thighs, lifting and lowering your upper body without doing the twists.

Keeping your core engaged and upper body steady, draw one knee up and across your torso, reaching it toward your opposite elbow as you twist your hips the same direction, engaging your obliques.

Slowly draw the left fingers along the right arm and across the collarbone to come into a twist with your upper body.

By holding one kettlebell you increase the intensity, but forcing tension throughout the upper body to avoid leaning or twisting.

You may notice that keeping your pelvis square forfeits some of the turn of your upper body, but now that you understand the anatomy of twists, you know that keeping one point fixed is essential.

Stand tall as you exhale, and turn your upper body to the right to begin a spinal twist.

As you twist, see if you can balance the actions of twisting to the right in the upper body and pulling to the left in the lower body.

After engaging your abdominals, twist your upper body and rotate your right elbow towards your left elbow.

Slightly twist your body to bring your right leg up and over the roller so that your inner thigh is resting on it, and then turn your upper body back to position.

As you perform the swing, notice how your upper and lower body twist in relation to each other, activating your obliques.

The Steel Club Russian Twist is an oblique blaster that also requires upper body strength and lower body balance.

The Scorpion Twist, a movement I learned from my Jiu Jitsu Coach Roger Machado, incorporates an upper body movement that loosens up the core.

Hold the pillow out in front of your chest then twist your upper body so that your outside hand can touch the mattress.

Bending or twisting, sitting without moving for a long period of time, hard coughing or sneezing, and carrying a heavy backpack: Even the simplest things you do that involve your upper body may cause pain to your upper back.

From here, bend your left knee in, keeping the right leg extended out straight, and crunch your upper back up off the floor, twisting the right elbow across your body to meet the left knee.

Drag one knee towards your upper body, twisting it to the opposite elbow.

Imagine you are twisting the hand of the pushing arm into the floor and away from your body at the same time, this action helps keep the pushing arm tight against the chest and will help create the necessary tension needed in the muscles of your upper body.

Examples for the upper body include seated spinal twists and forward bends.

Along with the continuous repetition of music cells, the Belgium dancer twisted her upper body in a mechanical manner and wrapped her arms around herself.