Exercise Description: Double Leg Kick with Exercise Ball. Classification: Pilates.
Instruction: Lie face down with pelvis and ribcage on ball, palms touching floor and legs extended straight, feet in air. Inhale with two short, pulsing breaths as you bend both legs, bringing your heels toward buttocks. Maintain neutral pelvis. Exhale and release legs so they are straight with toes touching the floor. Place your arms by your sides, hands close to hips and chest off ball. In this position, exhale, extend the spine and rotate neck to look over right shoulder at right hand. Visualize lengthening spine. Return to starting position and repeat other side. Pilates focuses on building a healthy, injury-free body by encouraging controlled and concentrated movement. It centers the body with breathing awareness while maintaining dynamic spinal stabilization.
Exercise Description: Corkscrew with SitFit Classification: Pilates
Instruction: Exercise Description: Corkscrew with Sissel SitFit . Classification: Pilates. Instruction: Lie face up on a mat with legs extended toward ceiling at 90 degree angle and SitFit under low back and hips. If your hamstrings are tight, bend legs. Keep pelvis neutral and arms extended by your sides on mat, palms down. Inhale. Exhale as you rotate ribcage to draw legs toward right side of chest in a circular motion. Continue by bringing pelvis off mat and lifting legs over head so arms and legs are extended in opposite directions. Curve the spine slightly to balance between shoulder blades. Move legs down to left side of chest and Return to starting position and repeat other side. Pilates focuses on building a healthy, injury-free body by encouraging controlled and concentrated movement. It centers the body with breathing awareness while maintaining dynamic spinal stabilization.