So many people are stiff, and not very flexible through their back.
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I see a good progression in helping the body figure out how to move freely, and support the effort of improving spine rotation by starting with exercises on the prep list, teaching Simple Twist, then moving into Pilates exercises that seem most appropriate for each individual. And on the Pilates equipment exercise list, most of the exercises are active rotation.(Corkscrew and Can-Can are passive, and the rest are active rotation exercises.) The Pilates Matwork exercises are a combination of active and passive movements.The seated twist is an active spine twisting exercise, the oblique muscles and spine rotators are working to rotate the torso.The prep exercises are all passive, which means the weight of the legs (or arms) moving through space is what facilitates the rotation of the spine.These tend to be the one’s that I gravitate to the most when incorporating more rotation into my Pilates exercise programs.Īnd as I look at the twisting exercises on my list, I’m realizing that not only do they all rotate the spine, but the exercises I have picked are a combination of passive and active movement choices. While there are other great twisting exercises in the Pilates repertoire of exercises, and other great non-Pilates exercises you can do to improve your rotation. Cadillac – The Circular Saw/Swan-Lake Saw.Saw (both the rounding and hinging versions)Īnd for practicing twisting on the Pilates Equipment:.To improve spine rotation during Pilates Matwork: My favorite preparatory exercises for improving spine rotation in a lying down position are: Twisting exercises where the spine stays in a tall, neutral position are the best exercises to start with.
It’s important to learn how to just do good twisting first to get the whole back involved in the movement. Not every spine rotation exercise needs to twist AND bend for maximum benefits. And if you think about it, that’s exactly what we’re doing in the Criss-Cross and Saw exercises during Pilates Matwork! No, we twist it, then bend it to maximize wringing the water out. We don’t just fold it over to get the water out. Think about getting water out of a wet washcloth. “Twisting exercises facilitate improved flexion and extension of the spine.”ĭon’t know why I never realized that little gem on my own, but how true it is.
In a workshop a few years ago with my Pilates mentor, Dianne Miller, she made a comment that has really stuck in my brain.
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