March Matness 2016: The Side Bend

The Side Bend exercise is great for overall strength and specifically for increasing mobility and flexibility in your spine laterally.  Other exercises in the Pilates method that are also great to practice this side bending movement in your body are:

• Side Arm on Tower or Cadillac
• Mermaid on the Reformer
• Side Laterals on the chair
• Side Bends using the High Barrel

Side Arm on the Tower

Mermaid on the Reformer

Side Laterals on the Pilates Chair

Side Bends on the High Barrel