How to Do the Pilates Roll Up
One of the cornerstones of Pilates is the small, controlled movements found within each exercise. The Pilates Roll Up, the second exercise in the classical Pilates sequence, not only lights up your core but also requires you to put this control into practice.
Learn how to do the Pilates Roll Up with instructor Tela Anderson by following the steps below, or practicing online with her in the Classical Pilates Sequence class on Alo Moves.
Benefits of the Pilates Roll Up
Lengthens your hip flexors
Improves flexibility
Strengthens your core
Massages internal organs
Promotes circulation and deep breathing
Mobilizes your spine
How to Do the Pilates Roll Up
Lie on your back and stretch your arms above your head. Point your toes and keep your heels together and toes apart in the Pilates stance.
Inhale, lifting your head, neck, arms, and shoulders up.
Exhale and peel your spine up and off the mat, one vertebra at a time, and reach forward past your toes making a “C” curve with your back. Lower your head below your arms.
Curl your tailbone under and slowly roll down one vertebra at a time until you are once again supine on the mat.
Repeat.
Avoid the Pilates Roll Up if you’re experiencing:
Spinal injury
Pregnancy
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