Sit Ups: Rounded or Straight Back?

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kellybelly
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December 10, 2008 at 5:39 pm

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#1260

Gabrielle:

While I wait for my Master Class Christmas present (I am so excited!), I need clarification on sit ups. I know you have posted on this before, but I didn’t find one detail I needed: Is correct form to come from the lying down position to the sitting up position with a straight or a rounded back before you then reach for your toes? A straight back seems like a pretty tall order, and I’ve had teachers instruct both ways.

Thank you!

Namaste,

Kelly

artwednesday
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December 10, 2008 at 7:38 pm

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#3889

https://www.hotyogadoctor.com/index.php/site/hotyogapose/categories/sit-up/

Staight back- trying sucking in your stomach and keeping your arms with your head the entire time. It will be challenging at first…

Cheers!

kellybelly
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December 10, 2008 at 8:50 pm

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#3890

Ah ha! Oh boy…sounds like I have some work to do. Thank you for the reply! 🙂

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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December 12, 2008 at 1:43 pm

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#3901

Hi Kelly

Although you have to keep your arms by your head (artwednesday is correct), and that is difficult, I would describe the movement of coming up off the floor as one with both a rounded and straight spine. Just as you bring the upper body up off the floor there is an ever so slight rounding there. You cannot (safely) bring your whole upper body and arms up off the floor in one plane. And since you are waiting for the Hot Yoga MasterClass Manual, take a look at page 200 for the photographs that will clear this up for you. The associated text of technique and mistakes is from page 198 to 203.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
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