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The Neck Pull
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The Neck Pull

The Neck Pull is a more advanced version of the Roll Up. The main difference is that in the Neck Pull, your arms remain behind your neck instead of reaching forwards as they do in the Roll Up. This variation increases the load on your abdominals. Also, in the Neck Pull your legs are hip...

Frog legs
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Frog legs

The frog legs movement is a good exercise to assist with hip and knee joint mobility by strengthening the supporting muscles of the inner thigh and groin while also increasing strength in the lower abdominals and therefore core strength. The exercise: Starting position: Lay on your back with your legs bent upward so that your...

Upper Abdominal Curls
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Upper Abdominal Curls

The upper abdominal curl is a great exercise for building stomach and core strength. It may be a bit difficult at first, however you should persevere with this because as your abdominal strength increases the shaking will slow down. To start, Lay on your back with knees bent, feet flat on the floor and your...

The bridge spine stretch
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The bridge spine stretch

The bridge is a fundamental exercise to use for spine mobility. The slow purposeful movement will greatly assist in freeing vertabrae and lower abdominal strength comes as part of the benefit too. The exercise: The bridge starting position Starting position: Lay on your back with legs up and knees bent so that your feet are...

Abdominal Curl
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Abdominal Curl

The standard pilates abdominal curl should be a basic part of any pilates routine. The abdominal curl is a very big part of the the fact that pilates is known for building “core strength”. With the shorter and slower movements this exercise concentrates on the deeper muscles in the stomach which, while is not developing...

Hip Flexor stretch
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Hip Flexor stretch

The iliopsoas muscle (or hip flexor) can be prone to shortening especially for office workers who spend a lot of time sitting where the muscle is in its shortened position. This stretch when done correctly is good for preventing that pose where the back is arched and the butt is out. The shortened psoas muscle...