July 5th: Pilates

Here's some Pilates exercises to try to work on those abs!

The Hundred - do two full sets of breathing (5 inhale, 5 exhale breats) - 10x each set
http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesmat/ss/FlatAbSeries_2.htm
(Legs can stay on the floor, come up to table top position or go in the air with legs straight; arms are at the side pumping)

The Roll Up - try it 8 times
http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesmat/ss/FlatAbSeries_3.htm

The Roll Back: (for beginners)
http://www.ehow.com/video_4940409_pilates-exercises-halfroll-down.html

Criss Cross - do 2 sets of 15
http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesmat/ss/FlatAbSeries_6.htm

One Leg Circle - do 10 small ones, 10 bigger ones on each leg
http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesmat/ht/OneLegCircle.htm

One Leg Teaser - do on both sides, hold for 5-10 seconds, repeat a few times, try to hold longer
http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesmat/ss/OneLTeaser.htm

**Make sure when you finish you take some time to stretch out the abs. I will post some stretches at a later time, but google ab stretches and you should be able to find some options!