This can be a wonderful experience to share with your client. In this exercise we customized the setting by adding up props and placing them under my client’s sacrum. By adjusting his confort zone we are able to explore rotation and range on the shoulder girdle muscles with more ease and less tension in the…
This can be quite a challenge to both client and you (instructor). The repetition of exercises must stay precise and the focus present. Here are a good list of pre surgery exercises that are key for a quick and succesful recovery. Side-lying straight leg raises: This exercise is crucial in building your hip abductor muscles located…
You can spice up your clients reformer routines adding the pilates jumping board for extra fun and cardio results. Pilates definitely has a huge burn factor and is one of the best workouts out there for strengthening your core, your back, glutes and, well, the rest of your body! But the fact remains that it…
Side split stretch. I place a ball under the knee cap to help increase extension on the hip flexor and to feel more comfortable while stretching my hamstrings on the reformer. Sorry, I am only showing one side/leg but you should do both! Side split on reformer to enhance the flexibility on the hamstrings. Assisted…
It’s very important to keep the hips in a neutral position while performing this sequence. There should be a continuos flow to keep the engagement of the hips on the lower portion of the trunk. The arms should be holding on to the parallel bars of the trapeze to help compensate the body weight and…
An arabesque panche (definition): in which the raised leg is at an angle much greater than 90 degrees. The body bends forward to counterbalance the back leg. This ballet pose requires tremendous balance as well as flexibility. When putting these two exercises together on the reformer focus is on coordination, balance and strength. At the…
We increase the rotation of the shoulders by stretching with the push through bar. We focus our work on lower back muscles , spinal flexion, hamstring stretch and we relax the trapeze muscles. We finish up with two nice gentle thai massage stretches to enhance the feeling of opening on these areas described above. Thai…
A great way to release tension on the hip flexors while engaging the abdominal wall is to work on the reformer performing leg circles. I usually start leg circles on a green spring. ( medium tension) and let my legs loose up while circling around while placing my hands on the hip flexors. As I…
This is an advance version of frontal splits. I find this combination challenging and quite unique. Coordination, balance and extension are key to this exercise. I work on a medium tension spring not to overdue my hip flexors. There is lots of inner thigh stretch in this movement. Adding up arms and rotation of the…