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Here
are some of the great ways of doing it
perfectly....
Tips:
1. Do these moves three times a
week.
2. All you need is yoga mat or
another kind of padding, like a towel.
3. These Pilates exercises will
work your core muscles, the lower back and abs.
4. The moves will lengthen and tone
your whole body.
Warm-up Breathing Exercise
Lie face up and lift your legs toward the
ceiling with toes pointed. Make sure your entire
spine is on the mat; there shouldn’t be any
space your fingers could slide under. Lift your
arms and head (chin to chest) off the floor.
Keeping the rest of your body still, pump your
arms up and down quickly, inhaling for five
counts and exhaling for five. Try 5 sets of 10
pumps, working up to 10 sets of 10.
Roll-ups
Lie face up with knees bent, feet on the
floor. Lift your head up, tucking your chin
toward your chest. Hold on to the sides of your
thighs. Press your spine into the mat.
Slowly roll up one vertebra at a time so you
feel each part of your spine press into the mat.
Keeping your chin tucked, release down again,
one vertebra at a time. You should really feel
this in your abs. Repeat five times
Leg Circles
Lie face up, lifting leg to the ceiling while
keeping right leg on the mat bend leg If it’s
more comfortable. Point toes. With arms at
sides, press spine into the mat.
Slowly circle left leg clockwise, keeping the
rest of your body still. If that circle feels
easy, make a larger one, but never let your leg
touch the floor. Do five circles in this
direction and five counterclockwise. Repeat with
right leg.
Single Leg Stretches
Lie face up and pull your right knee to your
chest. Place your right hand on that shin and
left hand on your knee. Lift your left leg about
one to two feet off the floor and point your
toes. Lift your head chin to chest, spine flat
on the mat.
Immediately switch legs, Alternate legs quickly
20 times. If this is too hard, point your
straight leg toward the ceiling it will take
some weight off your abs.
Spine Stretches
Sit with your legs spread about two
shoulder-widths apart. Flex your feet and
stretch your arms out in front of you.
Tuck your chin to your chest and curl over
toward your belly. Don’t crunch over. You should
slowly curl forward, stretching and lengthening
your spine, as far as you can without collapsing
forward. Your ultimate goal is to touch the top
of your head to the forward. Your ultimate goal
is to touch the top of your head to the mat.
Hold for one count, and then roll back up.
Repeat five times.
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