Do Roll Up With the Pilates Ring

By Marguerite Ogle, About.com Guide

Updated October 14, 2008

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Exhale: Keeping your ribs and shoulders down, move the ring to the overhead position.

Feel the pressure of your hands against the ring, helping activate the muscles of the arm and shoulders. Notice that this small pressure helps you feel how the arms are connected into the back. But don't squeeze the ring -- yet.

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• Intro to Roll Up with Pilates Ring
• Begin Roll Up
• The Ring Moves Overhead
• Upper Body Curls Up
• Roll All the Way Up
• Roll Back
• Roll All the Way Down

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