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Also known as: Full body circle.

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Technique

  1. Stand with your feet in a wide stance and slightly bend your knees.
  2. Lean your upper body backward as far as possible while keeping your feet planted.
  3. Open your arms out to the sides to help maintain balance.

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Form tips

  • Engage your Core to stabilize the spine during the lean.
Logging: Each circle (whichever direction) = one repetition.

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Muscles

Strength

Secondary

  • Pelvis
  • Quadriceps
  • Abs
  • Obliques
  • Hip adductors
Flexibility

Primary

  • Abs
  • Obliques

Secondary

  • Pelvis
  • Spine
  • Neck

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Equipment

Ground (standing)
Ground (standing)

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Appears in

Flexibility
Joint movements
Trunkextensionlateral flexion
trains stretches

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Regressions

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Hips circles

Beginner
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Leg raise circle

Novice
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Stability ball alternating dead bug

Novice
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Straight-leg reverse crunch

Novice
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Hip flexor crunch

Novice
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Straddle-up

Novice
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