Day 19 of the 200 Reps Challenge
20 Toe Touches
20 Cat-Camels
Perform this set ten times for a total of 200 Toe Touches and 200 Cat-Camels!
For the Toe Touches:
1. Lie down on your back with your legs and arms lifted off the ground, straight into the air so that your legs are directly above your hips and your arms are outstretched towards your toes.
2. Raise your shoulders off the ground slightly, keeping your lower back pressed against the floor, while you curl upwards (using your abdominal muscles) to try to touch your toes with your finger tips. Use your abs to slowly contract and reverse the position. This is one rep.
TIP: Stare at your feet or the ceiling the entire time so as not to put strain on the neck.
For the Cat-Camels:
1. Kneel on all fours on a mat. Look upwards and keep your abs tight and your back straight.
2. Lift your face towards the ceiling so that your back curls, creating a dip as your torso reaches for the ceiling and your belly reaches for the floor.
3. Arch your back, curling your head under to look down at the floor. This is one rep.
TIP: Use your back muscles to perform this movement and do it in a slow, controlled fashion so as not to hurt your back with quick, jarring movements.
Keep the core engaged! Awesome Sagan!
I had a giggle when I saw toe touches on the menu. I spent four hours yesterday doing yard work, which involved picking up hundreds of tiny limbs from my yard. I told my neighbor that I had to have done at least 200 toe touches! 🙂
Love the cat-camel. It’s my favorite part of my yoga DVD!
Mark- Always gotta keep that core engaged 😉
Cammy- You’re rocking this challenge with lifestyle activity! That’s some serious toe-touching, hehe.
Well, now that I’m cooped up at home with nothing to do…these will def come in handy to cure my restlessness! Thanks, Sagan!
These are the movements I do on the 10 minute pilates fitness tv show! They are great.
Sophia- Exercises always help with the restlessness!
Gina- They’re great for pilates. Kind of nice to incorporate these gentler movements in with the harder strength training that we’re doing this month.