The Pilates System: How to do Side Splits on the Reformer

Andrea Maida - a PMA certified Pilates instructor and blogger based in San Diego, California - shares how to do the Side Splits on the Reformer in her Pilates Andrea boutique studio in Solana Beach.
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Exercises in this video:
Side Splits on the Reformer
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ANDREA MAIDA is a PMA Certified Teacher who has been teaching the Pilates Method of Exercise since 2003. Since her very first Mat class in 2000, Andrea has been fascinated with the lifelong body of work created by ‘the genius of the body’, Joseph Hubertus Pilates.
Andrea is a graduate of Vintage Pilates’ inaugural class of The Work, and she was thrilled to be invited into Teaching the Work taught by Jay Grimes, 1st Generation Master Teacher and former
student of Joseph Pilates. Andrea received comprehensive training through Excel Pilates
(Washington, DC) and Romana’s Pilates in New York and Los Angeles.
Andrea is an instructor and blogger for pilatesology.com which is dedicated to recording,
preserving and spreading Joseph Pilates’ original work worldwide.
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[@moniquerobitaille658]

Love it...thanks Andrea! Great instruction!

[@PilatesAndrea]

Thanks so much Monique! It's a favorite/non-favorite of mine LOL

[@zorbi1]

Hi Andrea, when I learnt this exercise I was taught to step onto the foot frame end first then place my feet on the edge of the carriage and push out through the inner sides of my feet. Push out, and squeeze in... My Balance Body Allegro 2 Reformer has a wooden planform with grip tape on there, but I always place the blade of my feet (big toes pushing down) on the edges, to do the exercise... I have placed my feet further out (near the head rests) but prefer the longer extension where the carriage is closed and my legs are closer together at the start...

[@PilatesAndrea]

Mark, thank you so much for sharing your entry into this exercise which sounds appropriate for the Reformer you are using. Everything you say sounds spot on as well... I too like to keep myself together in this exercise and sometimes that means my foot doesn't go all the way to the shoulder block/headpiece area as you say. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences here with us and thank you for watching!! Cheers to you! xo