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.
