Prehensile
- Equipment: Reformer
- Category: Footwork
- Level: Beginner
- Body position: Supine
- Repetitions: 10 reps
- Springs: 2 Red – 3 Red
- Headrest: As needed
- Footbar: High or Low
Starting position
Supine, balls of the feet on the footbar hip-width and parallel, heels wrapped under the bar, toes wrapped over, arms by sides, neutral spine.
Instructions
Exhale to press the carriage out by extending the legs, maintaining the wrapped foot position and consistent pressure through the entire foot. Keep the heels reaching under the bar as the legs lengthen without locking the knees or shifting the pelvis. Inhale to return with control, bending the knees while keeping the feet stable and connected to the bar.
Teaching cues
- Wrap your feet around the bar
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