Dolphin
Props: two blocks or books (optional)
- Start on forearms and knees, and give your upper arms a hug to find shoulder-width apart. Place your hands back down and interlace your fingers.
- Press down with hands and forearms and take a few rounds of cow/cat (arch and round your spine). Try to feel the muscles below your armpits working as you round.
- From cat pose (rounded spine), tuck your toes and lift knees off the floor for dolphin.
Alternative: Keep knees on the floor and only work upper back and shoulders, OR lift knees but step feet wider apart and keep knees bent.
Badass challenge: Have palms flat on the floor with forearms shoulder-width apart. Alternately lift legs.
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