How to do The Bicycle Pilates Exercise

Video Transcript

"The next exercise I am going to demonstrate for you is called the bicycle. You are going to come into the previous position lying flat on your back. Neutral alignment in your spine, navel to your spine. Hands are going to come right down by your side and again, you are going to extend both legs up to the ceiling and without applying pressure to your head or your neck, you are going to inhale and exhale lift up supporting yourself with your hands, forearms, shoulders and the triceps are on the mat supporting yourself here without putting pressure on your elbows. You are going to inhale. That bottom leg is going to come down, bend your knee, top leg is even with the eye line and switch as if you are riding a bicycle dropping that bottom toe toward the floor straighten at the top and inhale and exhale. Inhale and exhale. Very good and he comes together, hands on my neck and lower your hips t the floor. "