To perform the first level of the scissors exercise as described in the reference, you focus on controlled single leg movements. This foundational step involves raising one leg to a tabletop position, lowering it, and then raising it again.
Performing the First Level of Scissors
This variation, often used as a preparatory exercise, emphasizes core control and leg strength without the alternating motion typical of more advanced scissors exercises.
Here's how to do it based on the reference:
- Preparation: Begin by taking a breath in to prepare your body.
- Raise One Leg: As you breathe out, raise one leg into a single tabletop position. This means your hip and knee are bent at roughly a 90-degree angle, with your shin parallel to the floor.
- Lower the Leg: Lower the leg back down with control.
- Raise Leg Again: Raise the same leg back up to the single tabletop position.
This sequence of raising, lowering, and raising the same leg constitutes one repetition cycle for one side in this first level of the exercise. You would then repeat on the other side.
This fundamental movement helps build stability before progressing to exercises that involve holding the legs in the air or performing alternating "scissoring" motions.
