Use as much resistance that you can maintain full control with.
Maintain natural curve
in lower back.
Activate your
T.V.A.
Start with your ankle(s) in a dorsiflexion (toes to shins).
Raise heels
straight as you push off the ball(s) of your foot(feet) to a
plantarflexion (toes away from shin) while exhaling.
Hold flexed at the peak of the movement, then inhale as you return back.
All photos by
Eric Jacobson