05/04/2026
PART 34 PILATES TIPS - this one is ALL ABOUT alignment, control, centering & breath…
Once you truly learn these concepts, your experience with Pilates will change VASTLY!! In the best way..and warning: you may get a bit more sore after class 😂🌶️🔥
Side lying series can truly be the easiest thing you do in class or the most effective depending on how you execute!! So let’s go over a few things to pay attention to always:
1️⃣ ALIGNMENT:
Focus on keeping your shoulders, ribs and hips stacked over each other throughout the movement!
2️⃣ CONTROL:
Think about moving with muscle rather than momentum, your legs moving through honey to find the resistance and really motoring this movement from the obliques!
3️⃣CENTERING:
As mentioned above, all moves are being powered from your “powerhouse” aka your core. Think of this as your anchor that remains stable for you to move your legs!
4️⃣ BREATH:
Your breath is needed for step number 3! Think about this as your 3D breath, breathing into and expanding through your rib cage, front back side to side, lengthening though the pelvic floor and as you exhale you will contract and lift up thigh the pelvic floor drawing belly button in and up as rib close together and down towards the hips.
Other cues I love for side lying:
🤍”allow your oblique to motor the movement”
🤍”keep your entire upper body still, stable & silent as your legs are moving”
🤍”shoulders, ribs and hips remain stacked the entire time.”
🤍”lift up and out of your bottom oblique!”
🤍”press the mat away through your elbow (or forearm), staying in your muscles rather than your joints.”
Any questions, let me know!!! Xx
