Memorial Day Weekend Workout

In an honor of the Memorial holiday weekend, Center For Movement will be closed on Sunday May 25th, and Monday May 26th at all three of its locations. So, as we've said in the past, the beauty of Pilates is that once you build on a foundation, you don't necessarily need a studio to reap the benefits of the Pilates method.We suggest doing a few floor exercises on your own.

Start the routine and warm your body up with The Hundred:
1) Lie on your back with your arms stretched alongside your body, palms down. Bring the knees into a tabletop position. Lift your head, neck, and shoulders off the floor while reaching the arms hip height. Begin pumping the arms up and down as you extend the legs to a 45* degree angle and squeeze your legs together. Inhale for 5 counts and exhale for 5, pulling your abdominals in. Repeat 10 times

And then move on to the Roll-Up:
2) Lay flat on your back with your legs straight, heels together, toes slightly apart, inner thighs and buttox engaged. Pull your abdominals in and up and inhale as you lift your arms up, chin to the chest, and begin to roll up. Exhale as you stretch forward over your legs. Keeping the abdominals engaged, inhale and slowly begin to roll down one vertebrae at a time. Maintain the arms at shoulder height. Exhale as you lift your arms to the ceiling and then back over your head, stretching and lengthening your arms. Repeat 5 times.

2) Teaser: Lie on your back with your knees bent into your chest, and the arms straight over your head in line with ears. Extend the legs out on a 45 degree angle. Using the powerhouse, slowly roll up. Hold the legs at the 45 degree angle and begin to slowly roll down. Repeat 5 times.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! We're commited to helping you take your Pilates sessions on the road this summer.

Stay tuned for more weekend workouts,
Donna