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Pilates Saw demonstration

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Mobility / Bodyweight

Pilates Saw

A seated twist and reach: sitting tall with the legs wide, the torso rotates and then folds over the opposite leg so the reaching hand passes the little toe like a saw.

Equipment

Bodyweight

Experience

intermediate

Movement

compound

Primary musclesSecondary muscles

Hamstrings · Adductors

Instructions

  1. 01

    Sit tall with the legs straight and slightly wider than the hips, arms out to the sides.

  2. 02

    Rotate the torso to one side, keeping both sit bones on the floor.

  3. 03

    Fold forward over that leg and reach the opposite hand past the little toe.

  4. 04

    Roll back up through the spine and return to the centre.

  5. 05

    Repeat to the other side and continue alternating.

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