Criss Cross #pilates4life2020 #23 of 31
February 23, 2020
Practice rotation. Can you think of a sport without any degree of rotation? Can you think of any activity without rotation?
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Practice rotation. Can you think of a sport without any degree of rotation? Can you think of any activity without rotation?
The Roll Down promotes abdominal strengthening, spinal mobility (especially lower spine), and coordination of breath with movement.
Learn to practice that “sticky” part of Roll Ups and Roll Downs – where we can’t support ourselves and we tend to use momentum …
The ability to perform a plank is a fundamental in Pilates. These exercises get you started. Shoulders, wrists, spine and abdominals all get worked!
Many people know the simple Bridging / Pelvic Curl exercise. Here is a variation: keep your pelvis level as you lift and lower your legs.
An excellent exercise for people who spend a lot of time sitting! It helps with shoulder strengthening, and stretching out hip flexors!
The Side Series has tremendous benefits! It strengthens & mobilizes shoulders, teaches pelvic stabilisation and stretches hip flexors and hamstrings.
Srengthen and stretch your upper, mid and lower back as well as the back of your legs. Pilates meets you where you’re at, it takes you to where need to get to!
Single Leg Stretch, Double Leg Stretch and the Single Straight Leg Stretch, if you can do them all – then why not do them as a sequence? The Three of Fire!
Abdominal strength, spinal/pelvic stability & shoulder moblsation. Pilates has got you covered, whatever your body needs! … what’s not to love?
Can you manage ten basic abdominal curls whilst keeping your abdominal muscles pulled in? Then you’re ready for this challenge!
Improve the mobility of your shoulder blades. Help coordinate spine, shoulder, arm and head movements. Reach into to those top kitchen cupboards again!
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