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HEALTH HELP 24 // OWNER OPERATOR // NOVEMBER 2015 en your abdominal muscles. Shift your hips to the right while reaching overhead with your right arm. Repeat, shifting your hips to the left while reaching with your left arm. Repeat 10 times, alternating sides. Backward Bending Stand up, placing hands on the top of but- tocks, just below the waist. Keep your feet shoulder width apart with your toes turned slightly out. Bend your head, then shoulders, then back backward, letting hips go slightly forward for balance. Slowly return to stand- ing. Repeat 10 times. Press Up Lie on your stomach, placing hands on the ground under your shoulders. Push up, at- tempting to straighten your elbows, so your back arches gently while your hips and legs remain on the ground. Don't use your back muscles; your arms should support you, so you feel the stretch in your chest and stom- ach. Hold, then slowly lower yourself. Repeat 10 times. View more exercises recommended by the North American Spine Society at knowyour- back.org. OO