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Neck Stretcher Lunge on the Pilates Cadillac

IntermediateStrengthTier T3

A standing lunge on a Pilates cadillac with a neck stretcher strap around your forehead. You hold the strap behind your head, lunge one foot forward, bend your spine, and roll up to standing.

Targets: Spine Chain (Full Spine)
Muscles: Quadriceps, Gluteus Maximus

Stop if

Choose an easier exercise if pain reaches 6 out of 10 or becomes sharp. Stop and rest if pain reaches 8 out of 10.

This is the general ClapMove rule. This exercise has no extra stop rule of its own.

  • Pain 6 out of 10 or more: choose an easier exercise.
  • Pain 8 out of 10 or more: stop and rest.

Equipment needed

No equipment needed

Dosage

3

Sets

8

Reps / Time

60 sec

Rest

controlled

Tempo

Step-by-Step Guide

Set up

  • Hook the neck stretcher to both leg springs, place its strap around the forehead and hold it behind the head with both hands, facing away from the uprights.
  • Stand firmly in both feet, tall and lifted, before lunging.
  1. A man stands facing away from the cadillac uprights, the neck stretcher strap on his forehead, hands holding it behind his head, springs reaching behind him.

    Step 1 of 5

    Stand facing away from the uprights with the stretcher strap on the forehead and the hands holding it behind the head.

  2. His right foot has lunged forward as his spine bends through the neck stretcher, the springs drawing the strap back.

    Step 2 of 5

    Lunge one foot forward and bend the spine through the stretcher.

  3. He is rolling his spine back up to tall over the lunge, the strap held on his forehead.

    Step 3 of 5

    Roll up to standing.

  4. He has stepped his foot back to the start, standing tall and strapped, ready to lead with the other foot.

    Step 4 of 5

    Set the foot back where it started and prepare to switch sides.

  5. A man stands facing away from the cadillac uprights, the neck stretcher strap on his forehead, hands holding it behind his head, springs reaching behind him.

    Step 5 of 5

    Stand facing away from the uprights with the stretcher strap on the forehead and the hands holding it behind the head.

Safety Information

Warning: it is not suitable for neck issues. Anyone with a shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, back or balance problem should ask a physical therapist or physician before attempting this exercise and stop at pain or dizziness. Stop if the exercise causes pain or you become unwell. Seek appropriate professional advice about symptoms or suitability.

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