Can-Can

Equipment:

Mat

Prop:

None

Difficulty (1-5):

2

Repetitions:

3 (sets)

Main Body Position:

Sitting

Spine Position:

Twisting

Part of Series?

No

Start Position 🏁

  • Sit
  • Arms back, palms on mat, almost mat width apart
  • Arms straight, fingers pointing away from body
  • Push hands into mat to lift sternum
  • Legs and feet together
  • Point feet
  • Bend knees deeply and drawn as close to rib cage as possible

Cues 💡

  • Push legs and feet into one another
  • Lift one hip up to take legs to opposite side
  • Spine twists
  • Repeat twice more, going from side to side, then kick both legs until fully straight
  • Repeat
  • Watch tendency for legs and feet to slide back and forth on one another. Imagine they are crazy glued together for duration of exercise.

Breathing 🫁

  • Inhale (nose) for 3 twists plus kick
  • Exhale (mouth) for 3 twists plus kick

Modifications 🔧

  • Bend elbows
  • Forearms on mat, elbows bent at 90 degrees, fingers point forward