The Pilates Rolling Exercises
Rolling exercises are unique to the Pilates Method. And I just love them! They are truly some of my favorite exercises to do. I fully nerd out on the continual perfection of a smooth rolling action.
My rolling changes as other exercises/concepts in the Pilates system steadily improve. What was smooth yesterday may prove even more effortless today…or NOT. Special thanks to Anula Maiberg of Sixth St. Pilates for her rolling inspiration in the above photo.
Let’s Get the Ball Rolling!
Need a rolling symposium for your body?
Use these 10 posts to help you perfect all the elements necessary for more efficient rolling.
The Shape is key.
Not so round some days? Take a moment post-workout to refine the shape necessary for a Round Back.
1. The Shape of All Things Pilates: Round Back
Roll Like a Brick anyone?
Use Joe Pilates ‘Order of the Universe’ to help you Roll Like a Ball with more control. Get help from the preceding exercises: The Hundred, the Roll Up, the Roll Over and the One-Leg Circle. Mine all you can out of these 4 exercises and you just may surprise yourself.
3. Pilates Mat Exercise #2: The Roll Up
4. Pilates Mat Exercise #3: The Roll Over
5. Three New Thoughts on an Old Favorite: The One-Leg Circle
Roll like a Ball? Check! But wait, there’s more…?
What if you’re a Roll Like a Ball Wizard but that’s where your brilliance comes to a speedy halt?
The Rocker with Open Legs
Oh, I could spend days working on this one. #currentrollingexerciseobsession
More opening in the entire back of the body shall surely aid you on your noble quest toward a more well-Rounded you (aargh…couldn’t resist).
6. 3 More Quick and Dirty Tricks that ROCK! So you will too.
7. Pilates Projects: 5 Exercises to Perfect your Open Leg Rocker
**BONUS VIDEO! 5 Tips for Open Leg Rocker**
Let’s take it global.
Use the next 2 posts to mine tremendous amounts of oppositional forces from your strong center using the quintessential Mat exercise and everyone’s favorite Reformer series.
8. One Pilates Exercise that will make all the other ones BETTER
9. The Entire Mat is in the Short Box
More Pilatesology, please!
Use this short video tutorial chock full of awesome Pilates advice from one of my Pilates besties, Alisa Wyatt!
Okay, now time for a short Pilates quiz:
What skills are you building with rolling exercises that will help in your daily life? That’s the whole point of all these exercises, right? And there’s really no wrong here: Lift, control, balance for everyday activities… all that good stuff.
8 Responses
I think we should practice an exercise that identifies with us. Taking into consideration the type of physical effort of each. In my case the method more practical for me was the Pilates because I have back pain.
Loved very Her tips
I have saved in My Favorites
Kisses, love Pilates
Alessandra,
Thank you so much for watching and for sharing your kind words and comments. I agree – we all find the exercise method that speaks to us. I am often surprised by how much I love the Pilates method. It is so empowering and yes, oh so good for the back. And that I have to say, leads me to today’s workout on the Reformer – here I go!
Cheers to you and thanks for being awesome 🙂
Its an amazing collection of tips regarding Pilates. This exercise really helped me lot to recover in my back pain problem. My doctor suggested me to do normal stretches and exercises with my medication.
I thankful to you that you shared this amazing resource.
James,
Thank you so much for reading and for sharing your comments – and wow! – so excited to hear your success in recovering from back pain. Good for you! Changes and results like this make me extremely happy and a veritable evangelist for the Pilates Method. This stuff works! I find the Pilates Method to be of supreme value to my own back health and I am so glad you do too. I am thrilled that you found this post a help to you. Cheers!
Stay awesome,
Andrea
You really deserves these words because you are doing a amazing job which is helpful for peoples for their better health.
James, Thank you again for your high praise – totally made my day!
Awesome post about Pilates. It’s a shame that Yoga tends to gets all the attention when Pilates offers some great benefits. Great post and I’ll be sure to be back.
Hi Taylor – Looks like we have a similar passion for Pilates and providing quality content about the Method and its myriad benefits. Thanks so much for reading and sharing your comments – and keep up the good work 🙂