PILATESOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA

Coordination

LEVEL

Intermediate

 

SETUP

2 springs, Footbar down, Headpiece down

 

Repetitions

3-5x

 

Goals & Benefits
  • Breathing exercise; wrings out lungs, coordinates breath and movement
  • Strengthens Powerhouse and arms
  • Improves coordination with complex movement
Tips & Cues
  • Inhale to reach arms and leg; hold breath on open/close; exhale fully as legs return
  • Isometrically resist while opening and closing legs
  • Do not open legs beyond width of Reformer
  • Keep wrists straight throughout movement, do not release springs at end position