Along with working the spinal muslces, this twisted extentsion exercise tones the love handles by engaging the back fibers of the obliques as well as the rhomboids, the muscles that pull the shoulder blades together. It's a great exercise for improving posture.
- Lie face down your your mat, with your elbows bend and finger tips pointing toward your forehead.
- Keeping your feet on the floor and your abs pulled to your spine, squeeze your shoulder blades together as your arch your back bringing your head and chest off the floor.
- Maintain the arch as you twist your upper back to the left, feeling your left chest open. Without lowering your chest, twist to the right. Return to center and lower your upper body to the floor.
- Repeat for a total of 10 reps, alternating the starting side.
- Do two to three sets and take a Child's Pose to stretch your back after sets.
