Bridging – Articulation (Stable Carriage)
- Equipment: Reformer
- Category: Leg Work
- Level: Beginner
- Body position: Supine
- Repetitions: 6-10 reps
- Springs: 1 Red + 1 Blue – 2 Red
- Headrest: Down
- Footbar: High
Starting position
Lie supine, feet on footbar (parallel or V), arms long, neutral spine
Instructions
Exhale to posteriorly tilt pelvis and roll up one vertebra at a time into a bridge without moving the carriage. Inhale at the top. Exhale to roll down sequentially, maintaining control and still carriage
Teaching cues
- Roll one vertebra at a time
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