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This beginner Pilates Exercise is called Rolling Like A Ball. Now typically in exercise, we
encourage people to try not to use momentum, but in this exercise, we're going to use our
core muscles to stop momentum. We're also going to massage that back and work on balance.
So, come to the edge of your mat. Bring your feet up and pull your heels in as close to
the gluts as possible. Round your back, tuck your chin under, look toward your belly button,
elbows are wide. And then just simply start from the core, roll it back right to your
shoulder blades, come and hold. Now what you want to try to avoid is rolling back onto
your neck and then touching your toes to the floor, so you don't want to touch your toes.
You want to imagine that you've got hot coals, right there on the floor, so you don't want
to touch them. Inhale as your roll back, exhale as you come forward. Inhale back, exhale up.
And continue to look towards that belly button, working on balance, core strength. And that
is Rolling Like A Ball.