Pilates Exercises: Thera-Band Arm Circles

Video Transcript

"This next exercise is part of a mid back series that is also done on the reformer. We are going to use the theraband to mimic the straps on the reformer. So go ahead and take the theraband and make it a shawl around your back, checking the tension here you are going to have your arms straight so you want enough tension so that you feel a little bit of the work. We are going to start in table top position so go ahead and curl back down on to the mat supporting your head if you need to and bring your legs up into table top. With this exercise you can do it without ever lifting the torso but I will demonstrate both, lifting the torso and without so take a nice inhale, and exhale, crunch the abdominals down to the mat, bring the arms down and inhale around, exhale down, inhale around and then if you want to advance it a little bit more, inhale, tuck the chin, exhale down, inhale around, exhale down, inhale around, exhale down, inhale around and reverse, exhale, out, inhale pull in, exhale out, inhale pull in."