Extend your hips and your legs, keeping your legs together.Grasp the back of your pelvis with your hands, placing your elbows directly under your hips. Pull your knees toward your chest and bring your hips off the mat, creating an upside-down position, with your body's weight resting on your shoulders.Breathing in deeply, press your shoulders and the backs of your arms into the mat. Start on your back with your knees bent, placing your feet on the floor.The criss-cross motion will also give you a good stretch in your hamstrings and hip flexors. This Pilates scissors exercise is great for targeting both the upper and lower abs, as well as the obliques. Perform two to three sets of eight to 10 reps.Carefully lower your hips and legs back to the starting position.With your abs contracted, slowly bring your hips off the floor, pulling your knees in toward your chest. Engage your abs to bring your shoulders off the floor. With your hands behind your head, bend your elbows so they are pointed out to the side, or rest them next to your body on the floor for increased stability.
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