Pilates Exercise of the Day!

Seal Puppy

Starting position:

Sitting on the mat with you knees bent and the soles of your feet together and lifted off the mat.
Arms inside your knees and your hands on the outside of your ankles. Spine in flexion.

Focus:

Lower back
Abdominal
Back Extensors

Aim:

Core strength
Abdominal control
Lower back flexibility

Movement:

Inhale: Prepare
Exhale: Roll your whole body back then pause and clap the souls of your feet together 3 times.
Inhale: Return to starting position then pause and clap the souls of your feet together 3 times.

Repeat 6 to 8 times.

Do: 

keep the shape the whole time.
Keep your neck in line with your spine.
Keep your back in flexion.

Don't: 

Roll back on your neck
Change shape of your legs
Don't use momentum.