To reverse plant feet firmly into the ground and start to roll up your spine.
Pilates seated hold feet on floor.
Lie on roller arms on floor bottom leg bent reach top leg up bent or straight.
Brace abs in tight and rotate torso to the right as right leg lifts to left knee squeezing knees together.
Raise up to your tiptoes and hold for 1 second before lowering.
Hinge your upper body back about 45 degrees engaging abs glutes and feet.
Sitting tall on edge of chair extend right leg out straight with foot on the floor arms crossed over chest.
While seated place your bare feet flat on the floor and without lifting your toes off the floor raise both heels up as high as possible.
Press big toes and 2nd toes into the floor to assist with stability.
How to do it.
Keep your hands on the floor and only extend your leg.
Hold foam roller hands on ends slightly lower than shoulders.
If you re having a hard time staying in the side plank position you can take your top foot and place it on the floor behind you for added support.
You just need a little floor space and a mat.
Circle the leg 6 xs each way.
Seated ankles crossed knees bent.
Keep your legs together on the floor keeping your feet touching lift your top knee so it looks like a clam shell is opening and closing thse are great for your glutes and hips 7 side star plank left 0 40 same as above but on the other side 8 clamshells left 0 30 same as above but on the other side 9 pilates bridge 0 30.
4 the pilates 100 how to do it.
Bring your knees and tops of your feet to the floor with knees directly under hips feet touching.
Pretend you are standing on the tips of your toes and then relax.
Can t get down on the floor.
Hold a chair or wall to keep you from falling and stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
For this exercise s second part keep your heels and the balls of your feet on the floor and pull your toes upward as high as they can go.
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