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Pilates Spine Twist demonstration

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Mobility / Bodyweight

Pilates Spine Twist

A seated rotation with the legs together and the arms wide: the trunk turns to each side in a controlled pulse while the pelvis and legs stay completely still.

Equipment

Bodyweight

Experience

intermediate

Movement

compound

Primary musclesSecondary muscles

Lower Back · Deep Core

Instructions

  1. 01

    Sit tall with the legs straight and together, feet flexed, arms out to the sides at shoulder height.

  2. 02

    Grow tall through the spine and press both sit bones into the floor.

  3. 03

    Rotate the trunk to one side as far as the hips stay square, then return to the centre.

  4. 04

    Rotate to the other side in the same way.

  5. 05

    Keep alternating for the desired number of repetitions.

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