Pilates Hundred
Also known as: The Hundred, Hundreds, Pilates The Hundred, Hundred, Pilates 100, 100s, Pilates Hundreds, The 100
Body region
Muscles
Main
Helps
Holds
Technique
- Lie on your back with your legs raised in a tabletop position or extended at a low diagonal, then curl your head and shoulders off the mat.
- Reach your arms long by your sides, hovering just above the floor with palms down.
- Pump your arms in small, quick beats while inhaling for five counts and exhaling for five counts.
- Continue until you reach one hundred beats, then lower down.
Cues
- Press the lower back into the mat.
- Keep the legs higher if the back lifts.
Common mistakes
- Letting the lower back arch as the legs lower.
- Straining the neck forward.
- Holding the breath.