Place your hands palms down on the floor at your sides, wrists at your waist.
Shoulders are down and away from ears.
B. Without pressing into your hands, lift your head, shoulders and chest off the floor. Look forward and draw your tailbone toward your heels to lengthen lower back. Then, keeping legs straight, raise them 3 to 6 inches off the floor. Hold 6 to 8 seconds and lower. Repeat 5 to 6 times, resting 5 seconds between each lift.