Prone Snow Angels

Technique

Setup

Lie face down with your arms by your sides, palms facing down, and your forehead resting on a folded towel. Squeeze your glutes and lift your hands and chest slightly off the floor, keeping your neck long.

Movement

Keeping your hands just off the floor, sweep your arms out to the sides and overhead in a wide arc until your thumbs nearly meet above your head. Reverse the arc slowly back to your hips, squeezing your shoulder blades down and together.

Form Tip

Lift from your upper back, not by cranking your head up; keep your eyes on the floor so your neck and lower back stay out of it.

Increase Difficulty

Pause for 2 seconds at the top and bottom of each arc, or keep your chest lifted throughout.

Decrease Difficulty

Rest your chest on the floor and lift only your arms, or shorten the arc.