PILATESOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA
Backward Arms
LEVEL
Advanced
SETUP
1 Middle
REPETITIONS
3 sets
GOALS & BENEFITS
- Open chest and shoulders
- Control in shoulder girdle, lift in spine
- Strengthen connection from back to arms
TIPS & CUES
- Bend knees if needed to get pelvis upright, spine lifted tall in natural curves
- Open collarbones and roll shoulder blades all the way onto your back
- Sit taller to press the pedal down, resist and grow more as the pedal returns