Lower back, neck, hips, knees, shoulders and wrists
Tabletop: Classic
Builds the deep spinal stabilisers that support your back and reduce strain on passive structures: one of the most foundational therapeutic movements for back care.
Stability / Core30 to 60 seconds
Ways to adjust it
- Gaze down cue
- One knee forward modification
- Blanket under knees
- Forearm support
- Hands on chair
- Fists
- Blocks
If this one is too much today
Try the gentler version instead. It asks less of you and does much the same work.
Other ways to do this movement
Every version below is the same movement set up differently, so one of them usually suits.
- Tabletop Hover
- Tabletop: Blanket Under Knees
- Tabletop: Forearms
- Tabletop: Hands on Chair
- Tabletop: Narrow Base
- Tabletop: One Knee Stepped Forward
Before you try it
Move within a range that stays comfortable. Stop if this brings on sharp pain, dizziness, or symptoms that travel down an arm or a leg, and speak to a clinician before repeating it.
One movement is a start. A session is the thing.
A few questions about your body and how it is today, and Vinys builds a session around it, including which movements to leave out.
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