Prone snow angel on a block

Postureeasyrepsyoga block

Lying face down with the forehead on a yoga block, straight arms by the sides lift a few centimetres off the floor and sweep out wide, just above the floor, until they are overhead in a Y, then sweep back to the hips. The shoulder blades stay back and down and the low back does not arch.

How to do it

1. Lie face down, legs straight, forehead resting on a yoga block on its long side, arms straight by the sides.
2. Squeeze the shoulder blades back and down and lift both arms a few centimetres off the floor.
3. Keeping the elbows straight, sweep the arms out to the sides and up past the shoulders until they are overhead in a Y, just above the floor.
4. Sweep them back down to the hips the same way. Avoid arching the low back or shrugging the shoulders.
5. 8-10 slow reps; if it is too hard, do one arm at a time.

Muscles worked

Supporting: traps, shoulders, lats, lower back