bridging

I'd like to begin by selling you a bridge.

Okay, so its not the Golden Gate Bridge.

But the act of bridging and more specifically , the wrestlers bridge.

Bridging strengthens the posterior chain both dynamically and isometrically. It also drastically increases mobility, flexibility and health.

This is how your spine is designed to work. It reinforces itself in this posture.

3 ways to bridge:

1) start lying down on your back- place your hands above your head. Bend the knees and place your feet as close to your butt as you can. from there push up into a bridge position.

2) wall climbs.- I really like these. Most people think of these as a back bend, but they are not. Standing just off the wall-facing away from it-bend backwards until you can touch the wall. From there look back at the wall. you want your nose just off the wall. When you are eye to eye with the wall slowly start climbing down as far as you can. Don't slide down and don't fall down against the wall. It is a climb, climb down as far as you can and then climb back up. Your goal is to be able to place your forehead on the floor.

These are so awesome I often use these a separate movements.

3) Swiss ball. This is perhaps the easiest beginners option . Simply sit on a swissball. Roll into a lying postilion and from there reach back and roll, stretching your back across the ball. Roll back as far as you can. Once again you want to try and get your forehead on the floor.

Learn to bridge and you may forgo your weekly trip to the chiropractor.