Total Trainer Pilates - Pilates Workout Arm Exercises; Arm Circles, Arm Beats, and Salute

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PILATES WORKOUT Arm Exercises
Repetitions :
Number of Cords : 3 or 4
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Begin in the same Chair position as the Arm
Circles exercise.
Extend your arms up to the ceiling.
Now, inhale and lower your arms to the Glide
Board.
Exhale and lift your arms back up.
Engage your abdominals.
Arm Beats
15
Repetitions :
Number of Cords : 1
10
Sit up on the platform with your legs comfort-
ably crossed.
Pick up the Rope Handles and scoop your
arms up, bending your elbows and placing
your hands against your forehead.
Inhale and extend your arms out and up on
the diagonal. Exhale and bend your elbows.
Engage your PowerHouse to keep your
torso from moving, remembering to lift up
through your head.
Salute
16
Repetitions :
Number of Cords : 2
10
Hold onto the Rope Handles and lie on the
Glide Board in the Chair position.
Extend your arms up to the ceiling and draw
circles with your arms by reaching out, down
and up 5 times, then reverse the direction.
This exercise uses symmetric movement to
balance the right and the left sides.
Relax your neck, shoulders, and do not lock
your elbows.
Arm Circles
14
Glide Board Pulley : Engaged Glide Board Pulley : Engaged
Glide Board Pulley : Engaged