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Pilates Ring Exercises - Roll up
Starting Position:
The Exercise:
Starting Position:
Lie on the mat with yoru legs extended and arm straight over your head. Hold onto the circle and apply a moderate squeeze force, which you will maintain throughout the exercise.
The Exercise:
Inhale, and keep your arms straight, as you bring them forwards over your head. Exhale as you continue this motion and lift your spine off the floor. Imagine 'peeling' or lifting your spine one vertebra at a time as you lift your body up off the ground. Continue this motion until your hands are forward close to your feet and you feel a stretch down the back of your legs. Inhale. As you exhale slowly roll back onto the floor returning to the starting position. Repeat 6-8 times.
Tips:
- Keep you shoulders relaxed throughout the exercise, make sure you don't hunch you shoulders towards your ears.
Lie on the mat with yoru legs extended and arm straight over your head. Hold onto the circle and apply a moderate squeeze force, which you will maintain throughout the exercise.
The Exercise:
Inhale, and keep your arms straight, as you bring them forwards over your head. Exhale as you continue this motion and lift your spine off the floor. Imagine 'peeling' or lifting your spine one vertebra at a time as you lift your body up off the ground. Continue this motion until your hands are forward close to your feet and you feel a stretch down the back of your legs. Inhale. As you exhale slowly roll back onto the floor returning to the starting position. Repeat 6-8 times.
Tips:
- Keep you shoulders relaxed throughout the exercise, make sure you don't hunch you shoulders towards your ears.
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