Home Pilates Exercises: Prone Leg Curl

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"This exercise is called a prone leg curl. Now, we've got a lot going on in this exercise and it's typically a Pilates move and we could use a Pilates ring to help us with the movement. But, if you don't have a Pilates ring, you can grab a roll of paper towels and that will help just as well. So, what you're going to is be in a prone position, place your forearms on the floor, pull your shoulder blades back and down and lift your chest up as high as you can. Pull your navel into your spine, place the roll of paper towels between your ankles and flex your feet. Lift your legs up and curl those heels in towards your gluts and extend. And pull in and extend. Now this is really great for your lower back as it stabilizes. You're working those hamstrings as you bend your knees. And then, you're also working those inner thighs because the pressure of the feet pressing against the paper towels engages your inner thighs. Perform about ten reps and then take a break. And that is your prone leg curl."