PILATESOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA: HIGH CHAIR

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SETUP

2 Veren Top

REPETITIES

3 - 5x elk

DOELEN & VOORDELEN
  • Shoulder girdle exercise, builds upper body strength
  • Opens & lengthens chest & upper back
  • Builds length in spine & overall control
TIPS & CUES
  • Heels on pedal lifted; body leans backward; hands on top of poles
  • Ideal version of Arm Springs on Cadillac is prerequisite for this exercise
  • If student can’t get shoulders back, don’t do this work on tricep dips instead
  • Cues: bend elbows & roll tops of shoulders all the way back; only go down so far as you can keep shoulders on your back; deepen your low abs and lift your spine tall
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