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  • Kneel on the Reformer carriage facing the foot bar, with knees hip-width apart and toes pointing back.
  • Sit your hips back toward your heels, keeping your spine long.
  • Place both hands on the foot bar, shoulder-width apart, arms straight but relaxed.
  • Inhale to prepare. As you exhale, gently slide the carriage away by hinging forward at the hips, allowing your chest to drop toward the carriage and your head to relax between your arms.
  • Feel a lengthening through your spine, shoulders, and underarms.
  • Hold the stretch, breathing deeply and keeping shoulders away from the ears.
  • Inhale to slowly return the carriage by drawing the hips back toward your heels.
  • Hold/maintain as prescribed by your physiotherapist.