V-shape Toes
- 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, toes on footbar in a small V (Pilates stance), heels lifted and connected, arms by sides, neutral spine.
Instructions
Exhale to press the carriage out by extending the legs, maintaining stable heel height and turnout from the hips. Keep the heels lifted and connected as the legs lengthen without locking the knees or shifting the pelvis. Inhale to return with control, bending the knees while keeping alignment and consistent external rotation. Avoid dropping or lifting the heels during the movement.
Teaching cues
- Rotate from the hips, not the ankles
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