Cues when performing Ab Prep:
- Begin with spine in neutral position, pelvic floor and deep abdominals lightly engaged, knees bent and feet flat on floor.
- Inhale and perform slight head nod lengthening the back of neck.
- Exhale as you contract abdominals, sliding the ribcage towards the pelvis and rounding your upper back, reaching arms off mat at shoulder level.
- Inhale and hold the position, exhale and roll back down to mat, vertebrae by vertebrae.