STOTT PILATES


Exercise of the Month: Half Roll Back with Foam Roller™

Targets abdominals, hip flexors, glutes and hamstrings

STARTING POSITION

  • Begin seated on a Mat with your feet on top of the Foam Roller, hip-distance apart and knees bent.
    Spine is flexed forward in a C-shape, abdominals contracted and arms reaching forward.

EXERCISE

  • INHALE Prepare.
  • EXHALE Maintaining the curve in your spine, roll your lower back toward the Mat, simultaneously pressing the Foam Roller slightly away.
  • INHALE Maintaining the curve in your spine, return to your starting position, pulling the Foam Roller in.  

    Complete 5-8 repetitions

Remember to start your workout with a warmup routine. Go to www.stottpilates.com/warmup

This exercise is excerpted from the Easy Start Poster included FREE with the purchase of any Foam Roller.

Find more exercises in the STOTT PILATES Manual Library comprised of 10 titles that document the entire STOTT PILATES exercise repertoire.

 

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If you experience pain or discomfort during exercise, stop immediately and consult your doctor. To reduce risk of injury, never force or strain during exercise.

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