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🎯 Bird Dog

From all fours, extend opposite arm and leg. A gold-standard core stability exercise.

CoreIntermediateMat3 × 10

How to do the Bird Dog

  1. Tabletop position
  2. Engage your core
  3. Slowly extend right arm forward and left leg back
  4. Create a straight line from fingertips to toes
  5. 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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