Salute

  • Equipment: Reformer
  • Category: Arm Work
  • Level: Beginner
  • Body position: Seated-FacingFootbar
  • Repetitions: 6–10 reps
  • Springs: 1 Yellow (Light) – 1 Red (Heavy)
  • Headrest: Down
  • Footbar: Any

Starting position

Sit upright on the carriage facing the footbar. Legs extended forward or crossed. Hold straps with elbows bent and lifted in front of the shoulders, palms facing forward. Spine tall and neutral

Instructions

Exhale to press the arms forward and slightly upward on a diagonal. Inhale to bend the elbows and return to the starting position with control

Teaching cues

  • Lift through the spine

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