Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The Core Bicycle

The Bicycle.

Laying on the floor, bring your legs up to a 90 degree angle and take a deep pilates breath, pulling navel to your spine. With hands behind the head, reach your sternum for the opposite knee, keeping the armpit open. This will force you to twist with the core, rather than the neck. For an added degree of challenge, completely extend the opposite leg as you twist. Perform this ten times slowly, imagining you are wringing out your core like a damp towel. This exercise will not only make your side and legs ache, but will slim them as well!

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