Bridge

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Instructions

• Lie on your back with your legs bent, feet close to your bottom
• Arms bent, take your hands and place flat on the floor, finger tips
close to your shoulders ready to push
• Make sure your hands are as close to your shoulders as possible
and your feet are a comfortable distance in front of your bottom
• Straighten your arms and legs at the same time and lift your chest
as high as possibl

Body Conditioning

• Posture
• Flexibility of
shoulders & back*
• Strength of back*
• Core stability

If you can

• Perform a Bridge, demonstrating a clear shape,
good body tension and control
• Effectively, fluently and efficiently include a Bridge
in your sequence work
You can now try the Bridge Challenges

Adapting the activity

  • Enable

    • Crucifix Shoulder Bridge
    • Assisted Bridge

  • Challenge

    • Try varying your leg position by lifting one leg off the floor
    • Close your feet together and move your feet away so that
    your legs are as straight as possible