Roll Up
In Alycea Ungaro’s book, “Pilates: Body in Motion”, the roll up below is the preparation exercise for Pilates practice. This means, it shouldn’t be difficult. Yes, the steps are simple, but …
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Just Draw
In Alycea Ungaro’s book, “Pilates: Body in Motion”, the roll up below is the preparation exercise for Pilates practice. This means, it shouldn’t be difficult. Yes, the steps are simple, but …
I love this!! What a perfect illustration of the struggles of executing a difficult preparation exercise! Here’s a couple of tips!
-Tuck your feet under a couch or other piece of un-moving furniture.
-Hold the sides of your legs and walk your way up
-Squeeze your inner thigh muscles to help your abs – they don’t have to do all the work!
-Place a few weights/ bolsters/ sandbags or whatever suits you on top of the feet to help leverage your way up.
-When all else fails – start from the UP position – and gradually work your way down to your lowest point – (before you fall) and then come back up. Continue to progress this until you can make it down to the mat and then work on coming back up.
In the meantime – I’d love to post this awessome drawing and your comments on my blog!
Keep up the good work! Exercise isn’t meant to be perfect on the first try – it’s a lifelong process!!
All the Best,
Alycea Ungaro
Author, Pilates: Body in Motion
NYC
Thanks for your comment, Ms Ungaro. I didn’t know you’d find this little sketch.
I bought your two books, including “The Pilates Promise”. I really like them. I think praticing Pilates will improve the strength and flexibility of my upper body, in balance to my cycling exercise.
I will try your tips. I just a novice, so can’t handle the introduction exercises yet. But I have faith that I can do better through practicing.