Rib Cage Placement

Question 1

Just as leg movements challenge the pelvic placement, arm movements challenge the….

Answer 1

Rib Cage Placement!

-Example- Take your arms and reach back overhead and notice how the weight of the arms pulls the bottom of the ribs off the mat.

Question 2

We will use two things to stabilize the rib cage…

Answer 2

• The obliques connection to the lower ribs

- Inhaling to the back of the ribs

Question 3

Exercise to test it out

Answer 3

• Start by lying on your back, knees bent, arms by your sides.
• Inhale into the back of the rib cage and raise the arms to the ceiling
• Exhale and connect the abdominals at the bottom of the ribs as your reach your arms back and overhead.
• Inhale into the back of the ribs as your reach to the ceiling and exhale as your return to the starting position.