Reformer xxxix: Intermediate-Advanced Leg & Footwork II with Helen Tardent

Reformer xxxix: Intermediate-Advanced Leg & Footwork II with Helen Tardent

Helen Tardent from Pilates Moves & Emergy Pilates guides you through an intermediate-advanced level Reformer & Small Apparatus sequence.

The Leg & Footwork II exercises are:
Progressive Flex & Rise, Walking I, II, III & Hamstring Stretch.

The focus is:
Progressive Flex & Rise: Hip disassociation, ankle stability, foot articulation & calf endurance; activation of your quadriceps (front of thighs), gluteals, plantar flexors (back & side of lower leg, & underneath of feet), & dorsiflexors (front of lower leg & ankle).
Walking I, II & III: Gastrocnemius stretch (superficial calf), soleus stretch (deep calf) & hip flexor stretch.
Hamstring Stretch: co-activated back of thigh stretch, & calf stretch.

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

You will need:
A Reformer.

This sequence is Part 3 of 8 segments of the Reformer xxxix Class.

Reformer xxxix: Intermediate-Advanced Leg & Footwork II with Helen Tardent