Foundation-Elite: Cat-cow pose pelvic floor and posture awareness exercise
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Purpose: The cat cow is a great exercise for skaters to improve their pelvic floor mobility and awareness. Skaters can have either a posterior or anterior pelvic tilt, and this exercise helps skaters learn how to move from tipping the pelvis backward in the cat pose to tipping forward in the cow pose.
Focus: Pelvic floor awareness, posture, anterior pelvic tilt, posterior pelvic tilt, hip mobility, back injury prevention
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