Helen Tardent from Pilates Moves & Emergy Pilates guides you through an advanced level Reformer & Jump Board sequence.

The Jumpboard, Arms & Abdominals I exercises are:
Jump Board sequence with the TheraBand, Side Arms I, Side Arms with Double Leg Stretch, Side Arms with Double Leg V, 100s Lowering with Press Outs.

The focus is:
Jump Board sequence with the TheraBand: Abdominals, & activation of quadriceps (front of thighs, which are involved in hip & knee flexion), hamstrings (back of thighs, which are involved in the lowering phase and the explosive phase of a jump, hip flexors (front of hip, which are involved when you flex your hip), calves (which are involved in plantar-flexing your foot as you jump off the ground and point your toes downward), & leg abductors (outer thighs).
Side Arms I, Side Arms with Double Leg Stretch, Side Arms with Double Leg V, 100s Lowering with Press Outs: Activation of Coracobrachialis, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi & teres major (shoulder adductors, which are involved in pulling your arm down to your side); Abdominal endurance, spinal flexion, hip disassociation & activation of leg abductors (outer thighs).

This sequence is suitable for:
Low-risk apparently healthy advanced Pilates Reformer instructors & students.

You will need:
A Reformer & TheraBand.

This sequence is part 2 of 7 segments of the Jumpilates xxii Class.