Maintaining a healthy spine is essential for mobility and overall well-being as we age. According to Pilates experts, two specific moves can help strengthen and protect your spine:
Spine Stretch Forward: This movement promotes flexibility and elongation of the spine, improving posture and reducing stiffness
Sit tall, extend your arms forward, and gently round your back as you reach towards your toes.
Seated Cat-Cow Stretch: A gentle flow between flexion and extension of the spine, this move improves spinal mobility and strengthens core muscles
Sit with a straight spine, arch your back, then round forward, alternating smoothly between the two positions.
These Pilates exercises enhance spine health by increasing flexibility, strengthening muscles, and improving body awareness.
Pilates expert shares two essential moves—Spine Stretch Forward and Seated Cat-Cow Stretch—to keep your spine healthy and mobile as you age.