Is the beginning of the classical matwork too flexion-focussed?
In the classical Pilates matwork, there are 11 exercises before we come onto our stomach and work on taking our spine into hyper-extension. 1. Hundred 2. Roll up 3. Rollover 4. One leg circle 5. Rolling like a ball 6. Single leg stretch 7. Double leg stretch 8. Spine stretch forward 9. Open leg rocker 10. Corkscrew 11. Saw 12. Swan At first glance, that can seem to be really flexion-heavy and ab-dominant. What’s up with that? Here are a couple of reasons why this order might