Pilates Roll Up

How to do it

1
Lie flat on your back with your legs straight and arms reaching overhead on the floor.
2
Breathe in as you lift your arms up toward the ceiling and tuck your chin slightly.
3
Breathe out as you peel your spine off the floor one bone at a time — reaching your hands toward your toes.
4
Reverse the movement slowly — lower back down one bone at a time, arms overhead. That's one rep.

Where you should feel it: Deep in your belly, front of your middle.

Slow down and curl up one bone at a time. If you have to swing, only come up halfway.

Press the backs of your legs into the floor and come up smaller.

Lower just as slowly as you came up. The way down is half the exercise.

Where did you feel it?

Felt it in your lower back

Only come up halfway and keep the curl round. A smaller slow rep beats a full fast one.

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