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  • Simple Exercises
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    • Midback Pain
    • Neck/Upper Back Pain
    • Knee/Ankle/Foot/Toe Pain
    • Elbow/Wrist/Hand/Finger Pain
    • Broken Neck Pain

MAT EXERCISES

neutral spine and head placement

5 Basic Principles

Ab prep

Ab prep

breaast stroke prep 1

Breast stroke preps

breast stroke

Breast stroke

woman sitting cross legged on the beach, facing the ocean

Breathing

Pilates bridge

Bridge

cat stretch, common in both yoga and Pilates

Cat stretch

double leg kick

Double leg kick

Double leg stretch

Double leg stretch

half roll back

Half roll back

Pilates heel squeeze

Heel squeeze

hip lift

Hip lift

hip release

Hip release

hip twist

Hip twist

The Hundred

Hundred, The

a picture of the low back with the pelvis is tilting in to imprint

Imprint

jack knife

Jack knife

Leg lift

Leg lift

Leg pull front

Leg pull front and preps

Sarah Stockett doing heel slides

Leg slides

The Mermaid exercise is an essential exercise for anyone wanting to relieve (or prevent) low back pain. Here's how to do this exercise like a pro.

Mermaid

neck pull prep

Neck pull prep

neck pull

Neck pull

neutral head and cervical spine

Neutral head and cervical placement

Obliques, Yogic Bicycles

Obliques

obliques roll back

Obliques roll back

trim thighs with one leg circle

One leg circle

single leg kick

One leg kick

open leg rocker

Open leg rocker

Plank

Plank

push up prep

Push up prep

Reverse Plank Pose

Reverse plank

neutral rib cage in a supine position

Rib cage placement

roll over

Roll over and prep

Roll up

Roll up

rolling like a ball

Rolling like a ball

Saw

Saw

Scissors, Pilates

Scissors

seal

Seal

Pilates shell stretch

Shell stretch

Shoulder bridge

Shoulder bridge

lifting into side bend pilates prep

Side bend prep

Side bend

Side bend

side kick

Side kick

side-lying for leg work

Side lying leg series

Side plank, Vasisthasana

Side plank

single leg extension

Single leg extension

Single leg stretch

Single leg stretch

slow double leg stretch

Slow double leg stretch

Spinal rotation

Spinal rotation

Spine stretch forward

Spine stretch forward

spine twist

Spine twist

swan dive

Swan dive and preps

Sunbird, swimming prep

Swimming prep

Swimming

Swimming

a picture of pilates table top position

Table top

teaser prep

Teaser prep

Teaser

Teaser

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