PILATESOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA: SPINE CORRECTOR
Stretch with Bar
LEVEL
Advanced
SETUP
Spine Corrector on a mat, Weighted Bar
REPETITIONS
3 – 5 sets
GOALS & BENEFITS
- Increase strength & flexibility of shoulders & upper back
- Build body awareness & control in spinal extension
- Strengthen pelvic stability & open front of hips
TIPS & CUES
- Student is ready if excels at Swimming, Swan Dive, Pull Straps
- Sit with tailbone slightly off the front lip of Spine Corrector
- Rotate public bone toward ceiling to keep pelvis neutral
- Student uses hands to lift head off of barrel
