• Take up the plank position on your hands.
Movement:
• Pull your knees to your chest.
• Return to the starting position.
• Repeat the exercise 15 times.
Tip:
• Keep your body tense and keep a
good body posture.
• Most plank exercises on the floor are
easier if you support yourself on your
lower arms. If you support yourself
on your extended arms and hands,
the exercise becomes more difficult.
11. Hip lifts: use this exercise to
strengthen the muscles in your
hips, shoulders, and back
(figure U)
Length of sling trainer: knee height
Starting position:
• Lie on your back with your heels in the handle
loops.
• Hold your arms next to your body with your
palms flat on the floor.
• Tense your trunk muscles before lifting your
pelvis.
Movement:
• Lift your pelvis from the floor by pressing your
heels into the handle loops.
• Lower the pelvis again half way down.
• Repeat the exercise 15 times.
Tip:
• Keep your body tense and keep a
good body posture.
• The more difficult most floor exercises
become, the further you are away
from the attachment point (and vice
versa).
12. Side plank: Use this exercise
to strengthen your hips, arms,
and trunk (figure V)
Length of sling trainer: knee height
Starting position:
• Lie on your left hip and support yourself on
your left lower arm, with your toes in the
handle loops under the attachment point.
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• Place your upper leg in front of the lower.
Movement:
• Lift your pelvis to a plank position and hold
this for 10 seconds.
• Return to the starting position.
• Repeat 10 times on this arm and then 10 times
on the other.
Tip:
• Increase the intensity by resting your
free arm on your hip or lifting it
above you.
Cool down
1. Use this exercise to stretch your
chest and shoulders (figure W)
Length of sling trainer: medium length
Starting position:
• Stand straight, facing away from the
attachment point, with your feet shoulder-width
apart.
• Take one step forward with your left foot and
extend your arms to the sides at shoulder
height.
• Push your upper body forward until you feel
the stretch in your chest and arms.
Movement:
• Extend your left arm upward and lower the
right arm. Turn your upper body to the right
and look at your right hand.
• Then extend your right hand upward, turn
your upper body to the left and look at your
left hand.
• Repeat the exercise with the other leg.
• Carry out the exercise 3 times with each leg.
Tip:
• Breathe in and out deeply.
• Press your back heel firmly into the
floor, bend your front knee, and tense
up your buttock muscles to stretch
your hips and calves.
2. Hip bend: use this exercise to
stretch your back (figure X)
Length of sling trainer: short
Starting position:
• Stand up straight, facing the attachment point.
• Extend your arms out forward.