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Pilates Ring Exercises - Reverse Curl
Starting Position:
The Exercise:
Starting Position:
Place the Pilates ring between your knees and apply a firm pressure inwards. You should feel your inner thighs working. Sit up tall with your lower back in neutral spine and have your arms held out straight above your knees.
The Exercise:
Inhale. As your exhale slowly lower yourself toward the mat, maintaining a firm squeeze on the ring. Imagine creating a scoop with your stomach as you lower yourself backwards, i.e. You will move from neutral spine into a flexed position of your lower back. Stop just before you feet lift off the floor. Inhale as you pull yourself up to the starting position. Repeat 6-8 times.
Tips:
- Your feet must stay on the mat the whole time, if they lift off simply don't go down as far with the exercise
- to make the exercise easier, straighten your legs further away from you body, to make it more challenging bend your knees/have your heels closer to your bottom
Place the Pilates ring between your knees and apply a firm pressure inwards. You should feel your inner thighs working. Sit up tall with your lower back in neutral spine and have your arms held out straight above your knees.
The Exercise:
Inhale. As your exhale slowly lower yourself toward the mat, maintaining a firm squeeze on the ring. Imagine creating a scoop with your stomach as you lower yourself backwards, i.e. You will move from neutral spine into a flexed position of your lower back. Stop just before you feet lift off the floor. Inhale as you pull yourself up to the starting position. Repeat 6-8 times.
Tips:
- Your feet must stay on the mat the whole time, if they lift off simply don't go down as far with the exercise
- to make the exercise easier, straighten your legs further away from you body, to make it more challenging bend your knees/have your heels closer to your bottom
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