Not exact matches
The
spine is
rounded, called kyphosis until the
upper part of the
spine, the neck lordosis stretches.
You will also need to clench your abs tightly, as if someone is about to punch them, and then also keep your
upper back in check — you don't want it to go
round because your
spine will be very stressed out.
With your
spine long, slowly sit your hips back,
rounding your
upper back.
Folding forward with a long, extending
spine versus a
rounded upper back, prevents the lumbar
spine from compressing.
«It works the glutes, hamstrings, core, and shoulders,» says Heins, as well as your
upper back, which has to keep the club from yanking your shoulders forward and
rounding your
spine.
Your middle and
upper back — called the thoracic
spine —
rounds posteriorly.
Kyphosis may contribute to the following symptoms as a result of the
rounding of the
upper spine.
An increased thoracic curve in the
spine — an over curvature of the
upper back, the back looks hunched or
rounded.
When the
upper back
rounds, the head drops forward and the scapulae move away from the
spine.
Push the floor away with your hands to
round your
spine, and lift your belly toward your lower back as you press your
upper back toward the ceiling.
Remember to
round your
spine as much as possible in this pose, inhaling into the back body: the hips and kidneys, the lower back, the mid-back, and the
upper back, into the cervical vertebrae.
As you progress, draw your belly up toward your lower back, your breastbone toward your
upper back, and your head toward the front of your tailbone to
round the
spine more.
Keeping your
spine long, slowly sit your hips back and
round your
upper back, tucking your chin to your chest at the same time.