Bring your knees and tops of your feet to the floor with knees directly under hips feet touching.
Pilates seated hold feet on floor.
Press big toes and 2nd toes into the floor to assist with stability.
Keep your hands on the floor and only extend your leg.
Hold foam roller hands on ends slightly lower than shoulders.
Circle the leg 6 xs each way.
How to do it.
Lie on roller arms on floor bottom leg bent reach top leg up bent or straight.
You just need a little floor space and a mat.
If you re having a hard time staying in the side plank position you can take your top foot and place it on the floor behind you for added support.
To reverse plant feet firmly into the ground and start to roll up your spine.
Check out this 10 minute seated core workout.
Hold a chair or wall to keep you from falling and stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
If the floor seems too far away stand close to a desk and roll down until your hands find support of the desk.
For this exercise s second part keep your heels and the balls of your feet on the floor and pull your toes upward as high as they can go.
Hold for 30 seconds.
Seated ankles crossed knees bent.
Once the desk is achievable then try for something lower such as a chair seat and finally the floor.
Keep your legs together on the floor keeping your feet touching lift your top knee so it looks like a clam shell is opening and closing thse are great for your glutes and hips 7 side star plank left 0 40 same as above but on the other side 8 clamshells left 0 30 same as above but on the other side 9 pilates bridge 0 30.
Pretend you are standing on the tips of your toes and then relax.
Target and tone your quadriceps inner thighs and abs with this pilates inspired seated strengthener.
Can t get down on the floor.
Hinge your upper body back about 45 degrees engaging abs glutes and feet.
Sitting tall on edge of chair extend right leg out straight with foot on the floor arms crossed over chest.
Raise up to your tiptoes and hold for 1 second before lowering.