Pilates Exercise Photos & Instructions - Rotations

Rotation exercises like the Pilates mat exercise, the saw and the corkscrew, use the obliques.

To Start

1. Lie on the back with knees bent and feet in parallel. Place the hands on the front of the pelvis

The Movement

1. Inhale and gently drop the knees to the right.
   
2. Exhale, hollow and engage the left internal obliques to rotate the pelvis to the original position.
   
3. Inhale gently drop the knees to the left.
   
4. Exhale, hollow and engage the right internal obliques to rotate the pelvis to the original position
   
5. Repeat 4 more sets

Observation
The return of the pelvis should be initiated by the abdominals? Were the legs working on the return?

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