Pilates Push Ups

OBJECTIVES
● Strengthens entire body particularly abdominals, arms, and chest.
● Improves torso and scapular stabilization.
● Improves articulation of the spine.
● Develops coordination and proprioception

EXERCISE
● Standing tall, arms overhead, extend body forward toward floor as one leg lifts up, extending back.
Walk hands out to a plank position, leg lifted, body in one straight line.
Slowly, lower to floor keeping elbows in.
Slowly, push back up.
Walk hands back toward feet reaching lifted leg higher.
Reverse movement to come up.

● Inhale reach toward floor – Exhale walk hands forward.
Inhale lower down – Exhale push up.

3-4 each side

CUES
● Navel to spine.
● Keep spine straight.
● Squeeze