How To Do Leg Lowers Into Pop Ups Video

Leg lowers will work the abdominals and shape and tone your stomach. Learn how to do leg lowers into a pop up from a certified personal fitness trainer in this exercise video.

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Lay on back
Feet up
Hands under back
Lift legs
Pop up at top

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Amy McCauley has been a certified personal fitness trainer since 1995. She specializes in pilates, combat cardio, core conditioning and overall strength training. She works with clients ranging in age from 16 - 69. She has worked at Gold's Gym in Wilmington, NC since 2006. She loves her job because it gives her the opportunity to change peoples' lives in a positive way.

Hi. I'm going to demonstrate how to do a leg lower into a pop-up. This is really good work for the transverse abdominals, which is the deepest muscle in our stomach. Take yourself all the way down into the floor, walk your hands down the mat as far away from your body as you can get them, shoulders down the spine, chest open, take the feet up. If you have issues with your back, you want to slide the hands right underneath the small portion of your back to elevate the glutes slightly. We're lowering down, half way or all the way. As you come up, you're just going to do a little pop-up. So if you need to modify, hands are under your back; if not, hands are down by your sides. Press the palms into the floor, engage your triceps. Again, inhale half way or all the way, leg lower. As you come up, pop the glutes up, release it down. It's inhale and exhale. The height of the lift is dependent upon how comfortable you are here. You don't have to go too high for this to work. You can also just do a little tiny pop, working deep into the lower part of your stomach. Do as many reps as you comfortably can. Try not to let your shoulders peel up off the floor, keep them stable, keep your shoulders down the spine. Lift, push into those palms, getting those triceps. Just take your time and they work really deep into the transverse abdominals. That's how we do a leg lower into a pop-up for your abdominal muscles.

How to Do Leg Lowers into Pop Ups Video

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