For this exercise s second part keep your heels and the balls of your feet on the floor and pull your toes upward as high as they can go.
Pilates seated hold feet on floor.
Keep your legs together on the floor keeping your feet touching lift your top knee so it looks like a clam shell is opening and closing thse are great for your glutes and hips 7 side star plank left 0 40 same as above but on the other side 8 clamshells left 0 30 same as above but on the other side 9 pilates bridge 0 30.
Sitting tall on edge of chair extend right leg out straight with foot on the floor arms crossed over chest.
Keep your hands on the floor and only extend your leg.
Hold for 30 seconds.
Seated ankles crossed knees bent.
Press big toes and 2nd toes into the floor to assist with stability.
Hold a chair or wall to keep you from falling and stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
Can t get down on the floor.
Bring your knees and tops of your feet to the floor with knees directly under hips feet touching.
Lie on roller arms on floor bottom leg bent reach top leg up bent or straight.
Hinge your upper body back about 45 degrees engaging abs glutes and feet.
Pretend you are standing on the tips of your toes and then relax.
How to do it.
Target and tone your quadriceps inner thighs and abs with this pilates inspired seated strengthener.
While seated place your bare feet flat on the floor and without lifting your toes off the floor raise both heels up as high as possible.
Brace abs in tight and rotate torso to the right as right leg lifts to left knee squeezing knees together.
Raise up to your tiptoes and hold for 1 second before lowering.
To reverse plant feet firmly into the ground and start to roll up your spine.
If the floor seems too far away stand close to a desk and roll down until your hands find support of the desk.
You just need a little floor space and a mat.
Once the desk is achievable then try for something lower such as a chair seat and finally the floor.
If you re having a hard time staying in the side plank position you can take your top foot and place it on the floor behind you for added support.
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