Props: resistance band

Class notes:
1. Standing with band (1) place band just above knees, feet parallel, keeping tension in band - squat, (2) hold squat - walk it out side to side, length of the mat, (3) add on - walk out to left, stand on left foot, extend and lift right leg, walk out to right, stand on right foot, extend and lift left leg, repeat
2. Seated abs with band (1) band around forearms, knees bent, feet on mat, elbows bent, palms facing in toward one another - lean back to c curve, extend arms; return to seated, bend elbows, (2) hold in c curve - hammer curls in arms, (3) bend elbows - return to seated, send arms over head; roll back to c curve, bend elbows back down, (4) hold in c curve, extend arms - little pulse into band with arms, (5) twist to right, lower hands to tap mat, twist to left, lower hands to tap mat, (6) add leg lift - twist left, right leg in table top; twist right, left leg in table top
3. Bridging with band (1) band just below wrists, feet parallel hip width distance - articulate lower and lift with elbow tap in arms, (2) hold in high bridge - halfway hip dip with flat back, halfway pulse in arms, (3) feet wide, externally rotated - articulate lower and lift with tricep press in arms, (4) hold in high bridge - clam shells in knees, pulse into band with arms
4. Cool down (1) figure four right, (2) arms to T, tilt knees to left finding rotation in spine, (3) repeat 1-2 on opposite side

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