How to Do a Double Leg Pilates Stretch

Video Transcript

"I'm going to be teaching you now the execution and the flow of the Double Leg Stretch from the Abdominal Series of Five. It?s a great abdominal workout. And when you combine them with all the exercises from the Ab Series, its pretty much a Killer. Bring both of your knees into your chest. Curl your chin to your chest, your nose to your navel. Reach your arms towards the ceiling as you inhale; lengthen your arms and your legs to the ceiling, reach those fingers long, reach those toes long. Exhale, sweep your arms around and hug your knees into your chest; reaching them down and in. We're going to take those hands right here on your ankles. Keeping your head, neck and shoulders curled up. You?re going to be looking at that bellybutton the whole time. Inhale both your arms on your legs, straight to the ceiling. Now the arms are going to come straight out to the sides sweep around and hug the ankles into the seat, nice and tight. Inhaling, reach long and straight like an arrow. Lowering the legs to forty-five degrees now. Exhale and sweep everything in. Inhale; reach the arms and the legs. Exhale, pull in. One more time. Inhale - reach. Now the arms come straight out to the side as you exhale and sweep in with a. and hug it nice and tight. And let everything come down. Releasing. That is how we do the "Double Leg Stretch"."