March 22 - The Hip Twist A super challenging exercise! When you’re trying lift about 18% of your body weight up and circle it around, it takes effort. Which is why you have to try to work from the center! My thank you is to my center - powerhouse - core - for helping me … Continue reading March 22 – The Hip Twist
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March 21 – The Teaser
March 21 - The Teaser Do you remember The Weebles? “Weebles wobble, but they don’t fall down!” Well, that’s kinda’ how my Teaser was feeling here - I wobbled, but hey, I didn’t fall down! I’m doing the Stott Pilates Teaser 1 (legs diagonal), 2 (lower and lift legs) & 4 (figure eights). In #2, … Continue reading March 21 – The Teaser
March 20 – The Side Kick
March 20 - The Side Kick I chose to do the advanced version of Stott Pilates’ Side Kick, where you lift the ribs off of the mat, out of lateral flexion, when reaching the leg back. I really enjoy the rhythm of the movement of the leg in this exercise. My thank you is for … Continue reading March 20 – The Side Kick
March 19 – The Jack Knife
March 19 - The Jack Knife The Jack Knife is not my strongest in the repertoire, but I still enjoy attempting it. It’s like the bridge between Roll Over (March 3) and Control Balance (March 30). My thank you is for being able to watch myself do this exercise so I can see that I … Continue reading March 19 – The Jack Knife
March 18 – The Spine Twist
March 18 - The Spine Twist The Spine Twist is one of those sneaky exercises that looks like not much of anything going on, but you get what you give. It’s like your first pliés at the barre can seem to others like it’s a whole lot of just bending and straightening the knees with … Continue reading March 18 – The Spine Twist
March 17 – The Shoulder Bridge
March 17 - The Shoulder Bridge What can I say about The Shoulder Bridge? I like it!! I think we enjoy doing exercises that we can execute fairly well. And I’ve really enjoyed this exercise as a way to find length in that bridge position. Then there’s the challenge of maintaining that length and keeping … Continue reading March 17 – The Shoulder Bridge
March 16 – The Scissors & Bicycle
March 16 - The Scissors & Bicycle Can I just keep talking about the whole warts and all thing? This is quite a challenging exercise! From just watching, you may think you can simply let your body hang out in your hands. But when executing this exercise, you know that you have to work hard … Continue reading March 16 – The Scissors & Bicycle
March 15 – The Neck Pull
March 15 - The Neck Pull Remember on The Roll Up when I mentioned “warts and all”? Well, here is my Stott Pilates version of The Neck Pull, warts and all. You’ll see that it’s very similar to The Roll Up, but even more challenging! We’ve taken away the longer lever of stretched arms and … Continue reading March 15 – The Neck Pull
March 14 – The Double Kick
March 14 - The Double Kick I’m sharing with you the Stott Pilates version of The Double Kick/Double Leg Kick. A lot of coordination involved, but it’s an exercise that feels good in my body. I love the opening of the front of the body and the strengthening of the hip and spine extension (something … Continue reading March 14 – The Double Kick
March 13 – The One Leg Kick
March 13 - The One Leg Kick This is another exercise that I have really learned to appreciate and understand better during the pandemic. Learning a few different approaches to this exercise with different instructors this last year has helped me to really feel those hammies! My Pilates thank you is to @pilatessummit2021 for hosting … Continue reading March 13 – The One Leg Kick