Wedding Dress Workout: Basic Pilates Mat Sequence for a Leaner, Stronger You
Pilates Spine Stretch Forward
Spine Stretch Forward
Also lengthens backs of legs.
1. Bring both legs in front of you slightly wider than hip width’s apart.
2. Sit up with a very straight back, arms reaching directly in front of you, shoulder width apart.
3. Imagine your back against a wall (or sit directly against a wall), drop your chin and then roll one vertebrae at a time off the wall (real or imagined), but keep your lower back pushing back against “the wall.” It also helps to imagine coming up and over a beach ball, but make sure your shoulder blades stay drawn in and down your back.
4. Roll back up stacking one vertebrae on top of the next, coming up with a long straight spine and lengthened neck.
[Read also Three Pilates Tips for Beginners.]
Model: Mika Street
Photographer: Matthew Taplinger, nonformat.org
Art Direction: Jill Tomich
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