Criss-Cross
- Beginner
- Pilates
Criss-cross has you lie on your back with hands behind your head and knees in tabletop, then extend one leg while rotating the opposite elbow to the bent knee. It isolates the obliques and abs as you switch sides in a scissor rhythm. Beginners use it in Pilates for reps, as a warmup, a cooldown or a recovery flow.
- Muscles
- Obliques, Abs
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Logged as
- Reps
How to
- Lie on your back, hands behind your head, knees in tabletop.
- Extend one leg while rotating your opposite elbow to the bent knee.
- Switch sides in a controlled scissor rhythm.
- Keep your shoulders lifted and lower back down.
Form cues
- Keep your elbows wide, not pulling on your neck.
- Exhale sharply as you rotate to each side.
- Hold the extended leg just off the floor.
Common mistakes
- Hands yank the neck up on each rotation. Rotate from your ribs, not your hands.
- The extended leg drops toward the floor. Hold the straight leg at hip height.
- The rhythm rushes and the rotation shrinks. Slow down and rotate your elbow fully across.
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