Insider's Guide to Pilates
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Pages in this Story:
- Try It Now
- 1. The Hundred
- 2. Roll-Down
- 3. Single-Leg Circle
- 4. Rolling Like a Ball
- 5. Single-Leg Stretch
- 6. Spine Stretch Forward
- 7. Side Kicks Front
- Get It Right
- Our Favorite Pilates DVDs
4. Rolling Like a Ball
Works abs
Sit toward the front of your mat with your legs hip-width apart and hands holding tops of ankles. Round your back, looking toward your navel, and tilt back slightly, balancing with your weight centered just behind your pelvic bones.
Inhale and rock back until the bottoms of your shoulder blades touch the mat, then exhale and come up to balance. Repeat 6 to 10 times, staying in a tight ball as you roll.
Next: 5. Single-Leg Stretch
