STOTT PILATES

 

Exercise of the Month: Side Stretch with Mini Stability Ball™

Targets obliques

STARTING POSITION

  • Begin seated with both legs bent to one side and the Mini Stability Ball™ against the opposite hip with the torso resting on the ball. The bottom arm is straight out on the Mat and the top arm straight out to the side.

EXERCISE

  • INHALE Relax body all the way over the Mini Stability Ball reaching top arm overhead.  
  • EXHALE Side flex the torso to return to starting position

    Complete 5 repetitions on each side.

Remember to start your workout with a warmup routine.
Go to www.merrithew.com/warmup

This exercise is an excerpt from the Easy Start Poster included FREE with the purchase of the Mini Stability Ball Power Pack.

Find more exercises in the STOTT PILATES Manual Library comprised of 10 titles that document the entire STOTT PILATES exercise repertoire.


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