Pop Lock & Drop (Pilates pt2)

Bonnie and I met up for our first Saturday Pilates Class today. I actually broke a sweat! I'll admit, I was seriously in the zone and really trying to tune everyone else out - focusing a LOT on breathing technique. There's also a lot of habits to break:

•  Keep both feet pointing forward.
•  Don't extend all the way to where your knees lock.
•  Keep wrists straight, your hands should not bend back.
•  Know the difference between the Arches & Balls of your feet.
•  Squats are not the same as Deadlifts.
•  Breath OUT when you extend up and out
•  Breath IN when you come back home

For some reason the breathing technique comes across backwards to me, and I catch my feet wanting to relax into this neutral position and slightly angled.

I can tell its working already, though. Personally, being only 3 classes in, my hips will pop now. I remember trying to bend at the waist and show how un-flexible I had become and it felt like there was absolutely no movement. Now, I can shift my hips and they will crunch. Similar to popping your knuckles or cracking your back. YessssssSSSsss.

I know its a weird thing to get excited about, but it means it's working. And that's exactly what I wanted.