How To Do Swimming Exercises In Body Weight Pilates Video

The swimming exercise is a great full body exercise in Pilates. Learn to perform the swimming exercise from a Pilates instructor in this video.

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Reach arms & legs out
Lift left leg & arm up
Switch & pitter patter
Breathe correctly

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Ashley Orlando has been a Pilates instructor since April 2007. Ashley currently instructs at Core Pilates NYC, Equinox Century City, My Pilates Body and Revolution Pilates.

And let's get started on our last exercise. So [PH] Mark is going to lay on his stomach, all the way down. You're going to reach your arms as long as you possibly can and your legs. Good. So from here, we're still going to keep that spine supported. You're going to lift your bellybutton off like there's a little tack underneath, so you don't want it to touch the actual mat. From here, you're going to lift your left leg up and your right arm, and you're going to reach as long as you can and then you're going to switch sides. And lift and switch, and then you can go as fast as you want and pitter-patter, just like that. It's good cardio as well, making sure you're taking deep breaths through here and exhale last. Better get all that information, get all that energy out. One more, and exhale, lower all the way down. Good. You can do one more set if you want, if you still got the energy. This exercise definitely is made for--this group of exercises is made for--you should feel longer and taller afterwards. You should definitely feel it in your abs and your shoulders and your legs. You should feel it in your entire body, but most of all your abs; and when you stand up, you should feel a lot taller and a lot leaner. Lower all the way down. Good, take a rest. Thank you for watching. My name is Ashley Orlando, and my assistant here is Mark Komlos.

How to Do Swimming Exercises in Body Weight Pilates Video

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