JaiFit

🌟Short Spine🌟 A delicious and tough to properly execute exercise demonstrated here on the reformer. It’s a nice way to round out the ‘feet in straps’ series, but I rarely teach it in the class setting. I find that many people are challenged by bringing their legs overhead… this can be due to: fear, cervical spine (neck) pain, tightness in the spine (upper or lower), lack of abdominal strength and/or tight hamstrings. Plus almost everyone cheats by letting the momentum of the carriage help hoist their hips up🙄 it’s about control people! Me wanting to control how my students move! 😂 haha kidding! (Maybe? 😅) Controlling your movements with focus, strength and grace. If grace is not available, work on the strength and focus on the muscles you want to recruit to achieve your goal. To get better at Short Spine, I may work on my lower abdominal strength, spine stretches and hamstring flexibility. Also bringing my legs behind me, maybe in a supported shoulder stand on the floor… rolling out of it as slowly as possible with knees close to chest. Anyhoo, comment if you’d like me to post more vids like this, breaking down movements as I know them. That doesn’t mean my way is the right or only way… it’s just the way I learned or have adapted after 17 years of practicing this modality! ✌🏽💪🏽🫶🏽 #pilates, #pilatesreformer #shortspine #getjaifit #strength #flexibility #contrology #moveMeant #fitness #workout #ilovepilates #spinehealth

It’s that final stretch into the weekend👌🏽
Do you have any fun plans? Anyone gonna join me for ? It’s a 50 min class of self love, aka, foam rolling and stretches. Best way to round out the weekend and get ready for a new week!
Grab some of this yummy gear from and meet me on the mat! 🧘🏽‍♀️🖖🏽💚

Reach for your dreams, and have a ball in the process… yeah, I said it. Life should feel good. Try not to fall into the ‘all work no play’ mindset. Hmmm did I write that for you or me??? 😜
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It’s the 1st of 2022! Hold your head high and work your glutes👊🏽 these kick backs with the ball hit the hamstrings and gluteal muscles. That combo is a great way to lift the buns… in case you’re into that kinda thing. ✌🏽❤️🍑♾
Strong glutes also help in reducing the likelihood of back pain as we age👌🏽
Photo by the bomb babe 🥰