Exercise 2 - Spine

This image shows Participant Purple performing a flat back over parallel straight legs that are positioned slightly wider than her hips. The direction of her flat back is positioned at a diagonal from her waist.

This image shows Participant Orange performing a spinal tilt that stretches her right side. Her arms are snaked in front of and to the side of her body.

This image shows Participant Orange leaning to her left side with her arms moving in opposite directions and levels across the front of her body.

This image shows Participant Purple reaching her left hand across her body at a level that is higher than her shoulder. Her legs are bent and the twist at the trunk of her spine is minimal.

This image shows Participant Purple with one leg bent and the other straight to produce a tilt in her pelvis. Her left arm is extended to reach towards the floor and her right arm is touching her left shoulder.

This image shows Participant Orange mimicking the facilitators movement to learn the choreography of the spine exercise. The movement consists of an upright straight spine with both arms extend infront of the body.

This image shows Participant Purple standing in a ‘T’ position with her spine in a straight, neutral position and her arms extended to the side of her body.

This image shows the pregnant participants performing a high flat back position where the participants are bending at the waist but not at a right angle, instead the angle is wider to provide space to the pregnant bump.

This image shows Participant Orange learning a movement in the spine exercise. The movement involves the pregnant participants tilting to her left to perform an oblique stretch on her right side as the right arm touches the right side of her ribcage simultaneously.

This image shows the pregnant participants learning an upper back curve position.

This image shows the pregnant participants learning a position for the spine exercise. The position involves standing in a straight-legged second position with the arms extended either side of the body, at a slightly higher level than the shoulders.

This image shows the pregnant participants learning to perform a shallow flat back. The position involves standing in a demi-plié in second position, with the spine at a straight angle from the waist and the arms reaching above the head.