Now let's go onto our toes for our tendon stretch again and keep those heels together. And the resistance really helps you kind of put everything back in line. Keep breathing into your body and feeling how the reformer really helps you align your body and your spine, right? Your shoulder blocks are pressing your shoulders down and you've got something to press your heels against. And now let's go to our heels, stretching your toes back again. It's just honoring the natural curve of your lower back, and you're really activating the muscles that pull your waist in on that exhale in particular. So there's a little bit of space in your lower back. Now let's go to arches, 10 repetitions here, breathing into your body, settling into this nice- What some people call neutral spine. And keeping your chest open and feeling that waist pulling in. You really wanna think about that two-way stretch here. Now feel that waist pulling in and feel your spine getting nice and long as you resist the carriage, when you come in, right? Heels together, turn your toes out for your toes. It depends on how you're feeling that day. ![]() So now I want you to take that to the reformer. Inhaling, (inhales deeply) lengthen your spine, and then exhaling, pulling the waist in, (exhales deeply), as you keep your posture. And we'll do one more breath here together. Pull the waist in away from your hands as you settle into your great posture. Inhaling, lift the spine, nice and tall, (inhales deeply) and then exhale. You can even place your hands around your waist as well. And then on the exhale, lengthen the spine even more as you pull your waist in. Just hold here for a moment and take a deep breath. ![]() You wanna think about opening up your chest and standing down and rooting down into your legs and into your feet. ![]() First, I'd like actually for you to start standing up. So let's get our spines nice and youthful. Hi, my name is Regina, and today's intermediate reformer workout is focusing on spinal alignment, because just as Joe Pilates has mentioned, you're only as young as your spine.
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