Wall Stretching Exercises for Anybody

Video Transcript

Hi, my name is Benna Miller and on behalf of Expert Village. In this clip I'll be showing you how you can use the wall in your home to stretch and strengthen your body. We've had a great work-out together and I want to remind you the importance of stretching. If you'll turn around, face the wall, place your hands just about at shoulder height, walk your feet back, bring your fingertips slightly towards one another, make sure that your buns are not out over your feet but are in line with the rest of your body. Draw the arms into a bent position, you'll be really stretching your calf muscles out, and stretch back. You're strengthening your upper body as well as stretching your calf muscles. Now, you'll turn your hands up so their facing towards the ceiling. Stretch your hips completely away, drop your body as low as you can, and you'll get a marvelous, marvelous stretch under the arms and in the shoulders. From this position you'll return to the original position that we were in. Bend the left leg, press the body towards the wall by bending your arms and you'll get a great stretch in your calf muscle. Remember no hips out there, bring the hips under. Raise up on the balls of both feet and stretch again, fabulous stretch for those calves. Once more, press back, and again, press back. Both heels down, stretch out. From this position, bend the right leg. Let the weight shift into the left leg. Stretching underneath the arms at the same time. Shift your weight unto your right leg. Press hard into the heel of your right leg, stretching out the hip, stretching out underneath the arms. Soften the knees and come on up. I want to thank you very much for joining me today in Pilates instruction for the slightly more mature person.