Exercise guide
Pilates Breathing
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- Muscles
- Abs, Obliques
- Equipment
- None
- Style
- Pilates
How to
Setup: Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat, resting hands around your lower ribs.
Steps:
- Breathe in through your nose and feel the ribs widen gently.
- Breathe out slowly and let the ribs soften without pressing your back down.
- Repeat for several easy breaths.
Cues: Keep the jaw loose. · Let the breath stay quiet.
Stop if: breathing feels strained or brings dizziness.
Easier: Keep the hands on the belly and use a smaller breath.
Harder: Reach the arms overhead while keeping the ribs quiet.
Source credit
Cowerx (original). Original instructions; no photo used.