Teaser seeks to "tease" your balance and thus strengthen your powerhouse. There are variations on the theme which include arm circles, leg lifts and full body integration.
- Begin on your back with knees bent and arms reaching behind you. Feel your spine on the mat and connect into your ribs and powerhouse.
- Inhale and float the arms gradually peeling your spine off the mat extending legs straight until you are in a "V" shape. Find a stable point and continue scooping back in the waistband maintaining legs in a Pilates stance.
- Lower and lift the legs while keeping your body tall. Inhale to lower and exhale to lift.
Transition Exercise: Heel Beats
Part of the efficiency of the Pilates method is the smooth transition between exercises. Heel Beats is the transition between our side-lying series and allows us to move fluidly from one side to the next, without missing a beat!
Part of the efficiency of the Pilates method is the smooth transition between exercises. Heel Beats is the transition between our side-lying series and allows us to move fluidly from one side to the next, without missing a beat!
- Prone, forehead resting on your hands, belly drawing in and up.
- From a strong center, stretch and float both legs in a Pilates stance, knees are off the mat.
- Open and close the legs rhythmically from the upper inner thighs, clapping the heels together.
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