Single Leg Heels (Tabletop, Turned Out)
- Equipment: Reformer
- Category: Footwork
- Level: Intermediate
- Body position: Supine
- Repetitions: 8–10 reps each side
- Springs: 1 Red + 1 Blue – 2 Red
- Headrest: As needed
- Footbar: High or Low
Starting position
Supine, one heel on footbar turned out, other leg in tabletop, neutral spine
Instructions
Exhale to press the carriage out by extending the working leg, maintaining turnout from the hip and a stable pelvis. Inhale to return with control, bending the working leg while keeping the tabletop leg quiet and the pelvis level. Avoid rolling the foot or losing the turnout as the carriage moves.
Teaching cues
- Rotate from the femur, not the foot
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