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Also known as: Spinal roll.

Technique

  1. Start on all fours with a neutral spine.
  2. Perform the Cat Cow motion while simultaneously shifting your torso laterally in a circular pattern.
  3. Move through the full range of motion for both the spine and the hips.

Form tips

  • Imagine your ribcage is a spoon stirring inside a bowl.
Logging: Each circle (whichever direction) = one repetition.

Muscles

Flexibility

Primary

  • Spine
  • Abs
  • Obliques
  • Pelvis

Secondary

  • Neck

Equipment

Appears in

Flexibility
Joint movements
trains stretches

Regressions

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Cat Cow

Beginner
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One-leg cat-cow

Beginner
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Roll up

Beginner
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Seated side stretch

Beginner
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Matrix

Novice
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Upward dog

Beginner
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