Apparatus and methods for physical therapy and athletic conditioning

The method of claim 2, further comprising:

• moving at least a portion of the spine from the neutral spine position in a direction about the baseline.

A media storage device for storing video images that when displayed include a human subject performing exercises comprising:

• positioning a human body, having a spine and a pelvis, in a neutral spine suspended prone position, wherein when the spine is placed in the neutral spine position a natural curvature of the spine is aligned with an imaginary baseline extending lengthwise down the human body with an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion of the spine positioned proximate the baseline and a first curvature portion and a second curvature portion of the spine naturally curves away from the baseline;
• and
• holding the neutral spine position by contracting at least the transversus abdominus.

A method of exercising comprising:

• positioning a human body, having a spine, in a neutral spine suspended prone position, wherein, when the spine is placed in the neutral spine position, a natural curvature of the spine is aligned along an imaginary baseline extending lengthwise down the human body with an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion of the spine positioned proximate the baseline and a first curvature portion and a second curvature portion of the spine naturally curves away from the baseline;
• moving at least a portion of the spine from the neutral spine position so that the spine is laterally flexed in a direction away from the baseline.