Pilates Stretch Band Exercises: Ankles

Video Transcript

"This exercise will be working the outer thigh. Go ahead and take your band andjust tie it in a knot, not too tight because we are going to move the band down the leg so you are going to need a little bit of room, just like that, not too tight also so you can get the knot undone. Take a nice inhale holding on to the band and exhale just allow yourself to curl down bringing the legs straight up. From this position, inhale, exhale, close the rib cage and push out. Inhale, exhale, out, inhale flexing the feet adds a little bit more difficult, exhale out, inhale in, exhale out, now we are going to go ahead and move the band down to a different part of the leg. Now you can do this in five areas, here, here, here, and here, and here or you can just do it in the three. I am going to do it in the three so I'm going to do it in the feet, the ankles and the outer thighs. Take a nice inhale and exhale out, inhale in, exhale out, inhale in. While you are doing these exercises, make sure you engage your gluts and your hamstrings and exhale out, inhale in. Moving the band down to one more position, take a nice inhale and exhale out. Inhale in, exhale out. What you'll find is the farther the band comes up your leg the harder it is."