The Hundred is a dynamic thoracic flexion hold with rhythmic arm pumps and breath patterning (5 counts in, 5 counts out × 10 cycles = 100 pumps). It builds heat, increases respiratory efficiency, and trains global endurance while you stabilize the lumbopelvic region.

Toe Taps teach hip dissociation (moving at the hip without the pelvis/lumbar spine joining the party) while training deep core stability and breath control. They’re a cornerstone for progressing toward dead bugs, ab series, and double-leg lower lifts—without poking the low back.

The Half Curl (aka “chest lift prep”/“ab prep”) is a segmental thoracic flexion in supine. You maintain a stable pelvis/ribs, then curl the head/shoulders until the inferior tips of the scapulae are just light on the mat. Range is modest; quality is everything.

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