This will help to mobilise the hip joint as well as the ability of the spine to bend sideways. It also helps us with more challenging exercises.
Getting movement in the spine: stretching and strengthening both abdominals and spinals and practice combining breath with movement.
The Pelvic Circle is a wonderful Pre-Pilates exercise focussing on finding your natural spinal position and releasing tension so improving spinal mobility.
The challenge: sit ever taller as you rotate your spine first one way and then the other whilst keeping everything else under total control.
Calling all desk workers! Open out your shoulders! Learn how to get started with the Pilates Rockets in this video blog post.
Strengthen and release tension in your spinal supporting muscles. These are often the ones that cause non specific back pain.
This exercise is great for learning to rotate (and so increase mobility) the lower back while maintaining the legs and trunk in alignment.
Learn two different breathing techniques and how they help you get the best out of your Pilates practice. An easy workout to get you started.
The first exercise of the Classical Pilates series. It’s a breathing and warm up exercise and for many people it’s a big challenge at first.
Helps to create movement in the spine, strengthen abdominals and better control over our legs – instead of them controlling us!
Reformer Short Box Series: Twist
The Twist is the first bit of rotation that we do in the Basic Reformer Series …
Much more than a side bend, you’ll be looking for equal strength, lift and length on both sides of the body…
Unit 318
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