McGill CURL UP EXERCISE

McGill CURL UP

• CURL UPS are the key part of most exercise programs

• This movement is helpful to strengthens your abdominal muscles, to stabilize your pelvis.

• McGill curl-up exercise also helps in low back pain.

• As your strength and endurance gradually improve, you can increase the difficulty of the exercise through the progression of curl-ups.

HOW TO DO McGill CURL UP EXERCISE?

1. Lie down on your back with one leg straight and the other bent as shown above and foot flat on the floor. Bending your elbows,  place your hands palms-down under your lower back. Keep your elbows relax against the floor.
2. Use your abdominal muscles to lift your chest, shoulders, and head off the floor, and exhale.
3. Hold for 5 seconds, then return to the start position and rest for 2 seconds. (try to hold for 10 seconds after few days)
4. Repeat 5 times, then switch leg positions.
5. As you become comfortable and notice improvement raise the number of repetitions gradually but not more than 10 times at a time.