BENEFITS: Core, Abs, Glutes, Back
START POSITION: Start in the Classic Pilates Start Position with your hands flat on the floor. Slide the hands in to touch your hips. Keep your head resting on the floor. You’re ready to go.
NOTES: Difficulty Rating 40%
Keep your feet together and lift up your knees to the vertical thighs position but keep moving so you get a good crunch. Very tiny pause at the top position when your knees are pointing back towards the wall behind you. Your hips should lift off the floor briefly. Retract the legs slowly back down again until your feet are about 15 cm clear of the ground. As you go lower and straighten your legs more, your Lower Back gets more pressure so please be wary of this. Repeat.
How many reps? As many as you can manage without losing form.