The Single Leg Kick Exercise for Pilates

Video Transcript

"The next exercise I am going to do is called a “single leg kick.” This time you are going to lie flat on your stomach. These exercises focus on the lower back and the glutes. Go ahead and lie face down. Your hands are going to come straight down by your sides, palms facing the ceiling, navel to spine, pointing both toes, squeezing the glutes, slightly arching the back just to feel a light contraction in the lower back. You are going to inhale as you point that toe, pulsing your leg, flex pulse again, point, pulse again and lower and switch to the other side. Inhale, point, flex, point and lower. Tightening the muscles in the glutes, working through the hamstrings, glutes and lower back. Point, flex, point and lower. Good. Point, flex, point and lower. Squeeze really tight. Good. "