Rollover
- Pro
- Advanced
- Pilates
The rollover lifts your straight legs from the floor up and overhead until they hang parallel to the ground, then opens them slightly before you roll back down one vertebra at a time. It trains the abs to control the spine through a big range under bodyweight load. Advanced practitioners use it for reps in a Pilates flow, without equipment.
- Muscles
- Abs
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Logged as
- Reps
How to
- Lie on your back with legs extended straight up.
- Lift your hips and bring your legs overhead, parallel to the floor.
- Open your legs slightly and flex your feet.
- Roll down one vertebra at a time with control.
Form cues
- Press your palms and arms flat into the mat.
- Exhale as you lift your hips off the floor.
- Reach your legs long and tall overhead.
Common mistakes
- You swing your legs up using momentum. Lift your hips slowly, leading with your abs.
- Your weight shifts onto your neck. Keep the load on your shoulders, not your neck.
- Your knees bend as your legs lower. Keep your legs straight and lower them with control.
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