PILATESOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA

Going Up Side

LEVEL

Intermediate

SETUP

2 Springs Top

REPETITIONS

3-5x each side

GOALS & BENEFITS
  • Builds dynamic stability in pelvis
  • Strengthens legs, hips, glutes, low back
  • Corrects imbalances in glutes, hamstrings, pelvis, core
  • Increases control via eccentric action of resisting gravity on down
TIPS & CUES
  • Safety: teacher always has foot on pedal, student mounts from front
  • Bent knee touches board, keep mid-knee lined up with mid-foot, pedal heel down
  • Inside hip will want to drift back, cue to rotate it forward into low ab connection
  • Outside hip will want to drop, cue to raise that hip toward armpit to square pelvis
  • Resist gravity on way down & stop pedal with top thigh parallel to floor
  • Add pad under pedal if needed for shorter client
  • Advance to 1 arm only if pelvis is square and stable; advance to Wunda only if client can do 2 arms off with stable pelvis well