{"id":12554,"date":"2019-06-30T16:20:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T14:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/?p=12554"},"modified":"2019-06-30T16:20:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T14:20:50","slug":"reformer-training-stomach-massage-straight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.athenstrainers.gr\/en\/blog\/reformer-training-stomach-massage-straight\/","title":{"rendered":"Reformer training: stomach massage \u2013 straight back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite the Medieval name, Reformer is a very smart and elegant apparatus. Joseph H. Pilates called it \u201cApparatus\u201d. It is a wooden bed with frame. A flat platform is moving on the frame forth and back. We can train the whole-body using loops for hands and feet and a gear bar system with springs as resistance.<\/p>\n

The exercises may be easy, basic to advanced, very difficult to acrobatic.<\/p>\n

They all promote a better daily life or in other words quality of life. Specifically, there are benefits on body posture and body efficiency. Pains associated with muscular\/physical imbalances are relieved. There is also the advantage of full range of motion while executing exercises. The result is the improvement of flexibility while building strength and \u201cstrong bones\u201d.<\/p>\n

Stomach massage \u2013 straight back<\/span><\/h3>\n

Exercise of the week!<\/span><\/h3>\n

Starting position: Sit on the reformer platform. Place your feet heels together and toes apart on the foot bar\u00a0and take your arms back behind you on the shoulder blocks.\u00a0\u00a0Your weight is at the back of sit-bones, the lumbar spine is in slight flexion and the thoracic spine is lengthened.<\/p>\n

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Execution:Inhale and during exhalation extend your legs .Lower and lift your heels and then bend your knees to bring carriage home.<\/p>\n

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CUES:<\/p>\n