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Seated Cat Cow

Seated Cat Cow exercise illustraion diagram
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  1. Seat yourself comfortably on a solid chair, with your back straight and unsupported. Keep your feet planted about hip-width apart.
  2. Slowly draw your abs in, hunching your back, and extending your spine.
  3. Hold the stretch and then release, pushing your abs back outwards to the starting position, flexing your spine as you do so.
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Seated cat cow is a at-home work out exercise that targets abs and lower back and also involves chest and middle back / lats and neck & upper traps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Single / one arm dumbbell bench rows, medicine ball slams and side / lateral medicine ball throw / slam are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as seated cat cow. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.

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