Increase your Pilates Flexibility Part 1 - Mermaid Stretch

This is Part 2 of the Pilates flexibility series. This will improve your flexibility with the Mermaid pose.

The benefits of these exercises include increased strength and flexibility in your arms, shoulders and torso. The Pilates mermaid side stretch lengthens and opens the side body. This variation on one knee makes it a more intense stretch and adds a bit of a workout for the obliques. This exercise has an inner flow that uses the breath to deepen the stretch.

Try these handy release techniques to get more out of your Pilates practice and increase flexibility. These techniques are releasing the fascia, or connective tissue, in common areas where we become bound or glued. By Trevor Aung Than B.Sc (Physio). Learn more at www.circusconditioning.com.

Trevor from Circus Conditioning teaches educational workshops and functional fitness classes utilizing unconventional methods to efficiently train the body. His methods encourage the body to be more mobile and resilient incorporating authentic movement, mobility training and fascial training techniques"

Don't forget you can add more or just keep going a the end of this video! With our superset routines, you can do 15, 30 or 45 minutes by adding in more eFit30 routines at the end of this.

Remember to always warm up before exercise and stretch after exercise. There is an eFIt30 video specifically about stretching.

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