Keep your legs together on the floor keeping your feet touching lift your top knee so it looks like a clam shell is opening and closing thse are great for your glutes and hips 7 side star plank left 0 40 same as above but on the other side 8 clamshells left 0 30 same as above but on the other side 9 pilates bridge 0 30.
Pilates seated hold feet on floor.
Target and tone your quadriceps inner thighs and abs with this pilates inspired seated strengthener.
Pretend you are standing on the tips of your toes and then relax.
Sitting tall on edge of chair extend right leg out straight with foot on the floor arms crossed over chest.
If you re having a hard time staying in the side plank position you can take your top foot and place it on the floor behind you for added support.
Keep your hands on the floor and only extend your leg.
Circle the leg 6 xs each way.
Hinge your upper body back about 45 degrees engaging abs glutes and feet.
Brace abs in tight and rotate torso to the right as right leg lifts to left knee squeezing knees together.
Bring your knees and tops of your feet to the floor with knees directly under hips feet touching.
Check out this 10 minute seated core workout.
For this exercise s second part keep your heels and the balls of your feet on the floor and pull your toes upward as high as they can go.
Hold a chair or wall to keep you from falling and stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
Raise up to your tiptoes and hold for 1 second before lowering.
Hold for 30 seconds.
If the floor seems too far away stand close to a desk and roll down until your hands find support of the desk.
You just need a little floor space and a mat.
Once the desk is achievable then try for something lower such as a chair seat and finally the floor.
Lie on roller arms on floor bottom leg bent reach top leg up bent or straight.
Seated ankles crossed knees bent.
How to do it.
To reverse plant feet firmly into the ground and start to roll up your spine.
Can t get down on the floor.
Hold foam roller hands on ends slightly lower than shoulders.