🎯 Bird Dog
From all fours, extend opposite arm and leg. A gold-standard core stability exercise.
CoreIntermediateMat3 × 10
How to do the Bird Dog
- Tabletop position
- Engage your core
- Slowly extend right arm forward and left leg back
- Create a straight line from fingertips to toes
- Hold 5 seconds, switch sides
Form tips
- Don't let hips rotate
- Reach long, not high
Muscles worked
Transverse abdominis, Erector spinae, Glutes
When to be cautious
- Wrist pain (use forearms or fists)
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