Video: Advanced Pilates Exercises: Side-Lying Double Leg Lift

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Side-lying double leg lift exercises in Pilates can have several variations depending on skill level and strength. Learn more about the side-lying double leg lift advanced Pilates exercise with tips from a fitness trainer in this free exercise video.

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This advanced pilates exercise is called the side lying double leg lift. I've got a couple of variations for you to follow along with. Come on down and rest your head alongside your arm and draw your abdominal muscles in and keep your hips stacked and you want to gently press your hand on to the mat but don't drive it down, you want to really depend on your core for this exercise, so take your top leg and extend out, flex your foot and you are just going to lift your bottom leg to meet your top leg and lower down and up and down. Now once you get comfortable with this then you can put both feet together and lift both legs up and down at the same time. Now you are really feeling this in your obliques. If you put your hand right here at the top you are going to feel those obliques engage. Exhale as you lift and inhale as you lower. Now if you really want to get creative, you can lift your top leg, lift your bottom leg, lift both together and down, top, lower, lift, down, top, lower, lift, down and that is your double leg lift.

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Advanced Pilates Exercises: Side-Lying Double Leg Lift

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