ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus, Rectus Abdominis
• Secondary Muscles: Hamstrings, Iliopsoas

Introduction to the ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯦꯏꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ꯫ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ, ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯍꯦꯂꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯣꯔꯃꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯤꯂꯍꯥꯠ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ: ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯀꯄꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯤ ꯕꯇꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯅꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁꯦꯝ-ꯁꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯤꯂꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯟꯗꯦ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯀꯟꯇꯦꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯵

ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯦꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯒꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ (Posterior Pelvic Tilt) ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯇꯔꯦꯜ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯚꯔꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯔꯣꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯞ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯊꯦꯔꯥꯄꯤꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯠ-ꯀꯥꯎ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯦꯒꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯂꯇꯁꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯇꯤꯜꯇꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯁꯤꯅꯦꯔꯖꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯦꯂꯚꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯟ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫