Starting Position

• lie flat on your back
• hands palms-down under the buttocks
• head and feet lifted 6 in/16 cm off the ground (don't curl your chin to your chest, keep eyes skyward)
• legs straight
• toes pointed

Count 1

• raise right leg to a 45-degree angle from the ground

Count 2

• lower right leg back to 6 in/16 cm off the ground
• at the same time raise left leg to a 45-degree angle from the ground

Count 3

• lower left leg back to 6 in/16 cm off the ground
• at the same time raise right leg to a 45-degree angle from the ground

Count 4

• repeat Count 2