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