Banded Good Morning

Banded Good Morning:
- Place band around neck so that it sits on the traps, not on the cervical spine at the base of the neck
- Step feet into the band so that they are approximately hip width apart with the toes pointed straight ahead
- Take a deep breath into the diaphragm as you retract the shoulder blades, puffing the chest out, and brace the core by pulling the belly button in and driving the obliques out
- Soften the knees and drive the hips back so that the weight shifts into the heels, forcing the shoulders to come forward and down
- Maintain a neutral spine and a tight core, focusing on driving the hips back as far as possible, and not on dropping the chest as low as possible
- Find your end range of motion and maintain core tension as you quickly drive the hips back into extension by squeezing the glutes in order to avoid flexing at the lumbar spine
- Take a deep breath in at the top and repeat the same process to initiate the next rep