- Lay flat on your back with your knees pulled up at a 90-degree angle or straight towards the ceiling. Hold the medicine ball out directly above your body with arms straight.
- Keeping your arms straight and your core engaged, bring the medicine ball above your head towards the floor, while simultaneously extending one leg towards the floor until straightened. Do not rest your leg or foot on the floor.
- After a brief pause, bring the medicine ball and leg back to the starting position. Repeat motion with the other leg. This is one rep.
- Complete 10-20 reps, depending on individual core strength.
Try to complete all of these exercises – or as many as possible depending on your access to equipment and/or safe ingenuity – at least once a week. Over time, you’ll notice your core strength will improve dramatically and your flared ribs will naturally return to their ideal position.
Correcting flared ribs will result in not only better posture and fewer aches and pain but also an increase in lung capacity. In extreme cases, your doctor may suggest surgery to correct rib flares if physical therapy isn’t working.
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