Bridge Pose
Remember to please consult a medical professional
before you start this or any other fitness program
Main Purpose
Strengthen Hamstrings
Secondary Purpose
Strengthens Core, back, triceps, and shoulders
Stretches (Opens up)
Hip Flexors and Chest
Pilates Ball
Challenges balance and enchances difficulty
Strengthens stabilizing muscles, tendons, and ligaments
Yoga Variation (not shown)
Clasp the hands together under the back,
palms facing each other
fingers angled towards toes.
Insure Triceps are fully engaged
to protect the neck and back.
You may also switch your hands into
prayer position with fingers towards shoulders
but this is usually for those with very flexible wrists
Possible Health Concerns
Changes pressure of blood flow
Can cause dizzyness, headaches, and numbness in lower limbs
Neck pressure is increased
Lower back (lumbar) pain
Breast/Chest tissue can be heavy and cause breathing difficulty
Remember to check with a doctor first
Second, if you can't go as high....don't!
Bridge can be done just by barely lifting
your hips off the ground and then placing them back down
As I will always remind you...we are not
all built the same!
Move within your own
body's possibilities
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