Octa-Curls challenge your core strength, balance and lower body. This intense move targets your glutes, hamstrings as well as your abs and lower back making it a 2-in-1 lower body and core exercise.

Execution:

• Lay flat with your arms at your sides, head down and your heals on the Octa- pads.
• Raise and hold your hips 2 to 3 inches off of the floor.
• From the starting position, slide your heels toward your hips. In each repetition squeeze your hamstrings at the apex of your movement before extending back to the starting position.

Benefit:

Octa-Curls target your hamstrings through the sliding and squeezing movements while also improving lower back strength with the lift component of the move.

Progression:
Once you’ve mastered the Octa-Curl you can increase the level of difficulty by incorporating a glute bridge by raising your hips skyward as you finish each Octa-Curl.

Benefit:

The added bridge movement will increase the workout on your glutes.

Use Octa-Curls as part of your regular OctaSlider™ workout schedule to improve your lower body, core and balance. Your entire body will improve from the attention to these major muscle groups and you will continue to see improvement as your movements become more fluid and focused.