The Pilates Scissors and Bicycle mat exercises are quite challenging in their fullest form and really require that you have first progressed through skills learned in many of the other mat exercises.  Even if you are not quite ready to lift the hips off the mat and support yourself to do the scissor and bicycle […]

An exercise called Neck Pull sounds kind of scary – right?  I agree but I can see where Joe thought the name fit the exercise.  The Neck Pull exercise really combines the the Spine Stretch,  and an added focus on lengthening(or pulling?) your neck.  I don’t especially love the “Pull” part of the name because […]

  The Pilates Double Leg Kick is kind of like the Swan put together!  Just like in the One Leg Kick you are trying to stabilize your body and specifically your hips as you do 3 snap-kicks toward your buttocks.  Then lift into your swan with hands either clasped behind you or stretched long beside […]