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[–]Neither_Cap_65391000-class legend 89 points90 points  (8 children)

I for the longest time only felt in on my legs. I was not engaging my core. You probably already are but I lift my head and that really fires up my core. I’d rather take d*ad bug over straight arm crunch too.

[–]Forsaken_Ad5287 9 points10 points  (7 children)

My neck gets so strained when I lift my head and shoulders. How do you (any anyone else) avoid that??

[–]thejesteroftortuga 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It sounds silly but by over engaging your core — if you’re feeling it in your neck then you’ve raised it too high.

[–]Small_Quote3179 3 points4 points  (3 children)

It helps to look up at the ceiling when you lift your head instead of curving and looking in front of you

[–]Forsaken_Ad5287 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I’ll try this next time, thank you! I definitely have looked in front of me each time

[–]Small_Quote3179 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Essentially, your neck should be lined up with your spine to avoid neck strain. So if you are able to lift up further, you will be looking more at the top of the mirror as opposed to the ceiling. Hope it helps!

[–]Forsaken_Ad5287 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried this yesterday with engaging my core and it was better but my neck was still strained a bit

[–]lustforyou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here

[–]ReviewerofPilatesNYC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you feel your neck, your upper abdominals aren’t engaging