How To Do Cat And Camel Exercises Video

Cat and camel exercises are great for stretching and strengthening muscles of the back, especially the lower back. Learn how to do cat and camel exercises in this strength training video.

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Hand & knees
Arch back like cat, flexing abs
Let the back sag, sticking out butt
Hold each position for 3 seconds
Repeat for 5 reps

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Tom Clifford has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, where he ran track and cross-country. Tom has worked as a personal trainer for two years. He also has a separate business where he coaches runners and triathletes for upcoming events. He currently works at Gold's Gym in Wilmington, North Carolina.

TOM CLIFFORD: Now, I'm going to demonstrate how to do cat and camel exercises. Cat and camel exercises are done on your hands and knees. So, you get down on your knees, on your hands, you look straight forward in the mirror, if you need to. First thing you are going to do is arch your back up, like this, flexing your abs, and your core, kind of look like a cat arching your back. Hold that for three seconds, you are really going to feel it in your abs, and then you are going to let your back sag down, sticking your rear end out. You are going to feel that in your lower back and hold for three seconds. You can do five reps for this, up and down, up and down is one rep. So, arch your back up like a cat, or a camel, flex those abs, hold for three seconds, and down, let your back sag, 1-1000, 2-1000, 3-1000, and then do it again, five reps, up, arch your back as high as you can, contracting those abs, and then let your back sag down. So, points to remember, when you are doing cat and camel exercises is to really focus on contracting your abs, and when you let your back sagged down, flex your lower back muscles too. Really works the lower back muscles. You don't want to go way too far down, but enough so that you feel the muscles tensed up, in your abs, in your back, while breathing, three seconds up, three seconds down, about five reps, three sets. That is how you to do cat and camel exercises.

How to Do Cat and Camel Exercises Video

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