Elephant – Single Leg (Knee In)
- Equipment: Reformer
- Category: Full Body Integration
- Level: Intermediate
- Body position: Standing
- Repetitions: 6–8 reps each side
- Springs: 1 Red + 1 Yellow – 2 Red
- Headrest: Any
- Footbar: High
Starting position
Stand on the carriage with one foot against the shoulder rest, heel lifted. Hands on footbar, spine long or slightly rounded. Extend the free leg back behind you at hip height
Instructions
Exhale to bend the free leg and draw the knee toward the chest while pressing the carriage back with the standing leg. Inhale to extend the free leg back as you return the carriage in with control
Teaching cues
- Draw the knee deeply toward the chest
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