Eve’s Lunge
- Equipment: Reformer
- Category: Stretching/Cool-down
- Level: Beginner
- Body position: Standing
- Repetitions: 5-8 reps
- Springs: 1 Blue (Medium) – 1 Red (Heavy)
- Headrest: Any
- Footbar: High
Starting position
Stand facing the footbar. Place one foot on the floor at the front edge of the reformer and the other foot on the shoulder rest with the back knee lifted off the carriage. Both hands are on the footbar. Begin with the spine rounded and gaze toward the navel. The front knee is bent and hips are square
Instructions
Inhale to press the carriage back by extending the back leg while gradually extending the spine from a rounded position into a long open position. Exhale to bend the front knee and round the spine again as the carriage returns forward
Teaching cues
- Hips stay square throughout
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