With March 15th, we’re almost half way through the month, though not quite half way through the 34 exercises… Today, we switch back to sitting. This exercise is made a bit either when done with a strap on a Pilates Mat. If you don’t have one, you can also use a Magic Circle between your feet (roughly parallel to the mat) or a band or yoga strap around your feet.
Andrea Maida elaborates: “Now we return to where we started with the Roll Up, but some rules have changed: Legs apart and arms all tied up behind the head. I see the Neck Pull as a counter stretch after the extension exercises as well as a test of the stability of the lower body which was strengthened with the Single and Double Leg Kicks and Thigh Stretch.” (We didn’t do the Thigh Stretch as it’s not in the book (via pilatesandrea.com/on-the-or... ).
As always, if you need to warm-up, do at least The Hundred, maybe all of the previous 14 exercises. Then repeat this exercise 3 times.
Follow Joe’s instructions from the excerpt from Return to Life. Remember, according to John Steele, Joe encouraged his students to modify. Find out what works for your body today.
Instructions from Online Pilates Classes: youtu.be/B6iIe9KjVTo
We get our own video for tips & modifications: youtube.com/watch?v=nVkp76o...
And how to do it with a band: youtu.be/HOWpMC9iISU
You can read more about the exercise and written instructions at the OPC page for it: onlinepilatesclasses.com/pi...
Another set of instructions from the Pilates Lesson Plan, including a video and modification suggestions, are here: georgewatts.org/lesson-plan... (via pilateslessonplans.co.uk/fr... )
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If you’re struggling with this exercise, check out this video from Andrea Maida: youtu.be/yVpafoksVdw
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Standing variations for exercises 11-15: instagram.com/reel/CYri3yEB...
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Photo from Return to Life as published by Presentation Dynamics. Photos are far better reproduced in the paperback published by the Pilates Method Alliance in 2010, which isn’t available electronically. (See this post for the title page: healthunlocked.com/strength... )
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