Jump to content
Ballet Talk for Dancers to close ×
Ballet Talk for Dancers

Lower ab exercises


Dance NBM

Recommended Posts

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any good lower ab exercises they might want to share with me. I have been doing tons of crunches and change ments (spelling?) on my back at a 25 degree angle, which I've heard is supposed to target that area (been doing 3 sets, 20 in each set) and I have not seen any real results. Thank you!

Link to comment

Natalie, since this post has nothing to do with nutrition, I'm moving it to the Young Dancers' forum. And BTW, have you been checking your email? Ms. Leigh has been trying to get in touch with you.

Link to comment

Goes up?

 

Goes up what?

 

If you go up the Hudson River all you get is Sing Sing, and I guess that would make the lower abs work some, but apart from that....

 

Actually, Natalie, I think this has briefly become an "orpan post", so I'll take it in. There is no exercise for the lower abdominal muscles like the daily in-class "holding in and up" of the lower belly. No stand-alone exercise can do it quite as well, and if I take five feet seven's meaning correctly, when you rise onto relevé, those muscles already in and up take an additional, but invisible bounce up along with you, to help support the relevé and the body over it. :shrug:

Link to comment

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...