How to Do the Hundred Pilates Exercise

Video Transcript

" the name of the exercise is the "hundred". And to warm up we're going to take a deep breath in, on the exhale curl your chin to your chest, your nose to your navel; exhale. Now to execute this exercise, bring both knees in, feet in table- top position, right over the hips. Take another deep breath. And exhale, begin pumping the arms vigorously, inhaling for five and exhaling for five. Flattening the belly down and into the mat with your exhale. Inhaling for five; reaching the arms longer an exhale. Pull that belly in. Now lengthen the legs straight out to about forty-five degrees. Lift them up, right straight up from the pelvis. Keep the pumping going, taking a deep breath in. Exhale, and pull this in and down. Good job. Take another deep breath and exhale and press. Now really wrap those thighs in together. And find your center line, reaching out long through the legs. Keeping the vigorous pump going on with your arms. Take a deep breath in. And exhale and pull that belly in. And then fold the knees into your chest and relax for a second. We're going to do one more set, Ok. And we're just going to go right into it. So feet in table top position, inhale, reach long, exhale, and pull the belly in. Bring those shoulder tips down to the floor. It's right there, great. And pull the legs into the center line. And take another deep breath, pumping those arms. Getting your circulation going. Really working those Abs And I'm holding on t the back of her neck so that she can feel that she can relax her neck, so that she can keep her Abs strong. One of the most common complaints about Pilates is the neck hurts, so I just put my fingers right underneath her head. Take another deep breath and exhale. And you did ten pumps, and now fold your knees in and release. Nice! That'll give you a nice stretch."