Pilates Cadillac Exercises

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Neck Stretcher Lunge on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Neck Stretcher Lunge on the Cadillac

This doesn’t just require strength but coordination as well. Like all exercises in Pilates, you need to focus on the return more than the lunge itself.

Standing Push Thru 2 on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Standing Push Thru 2 on the Cadillac

This exercise will teach the reach and strength you need in exercises like Rowing 2, Bicep Curls on the Cadillac, Handstand on the Ladder Barrel and more.

Standing Push Thru 1 on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Standing Push Thru 1 on the Cadillac

When you look at this exercise it might not look difficult or necessary. Once you start to do move you will quickly learn where you’re not connecting.

Monkey on a Stick on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Monkey on a Stick on the Cadillac

This exercise is not one you want to learn your backbends. It’s one you want to challenge them with. Go slow for one or two to learn then get your flow on.

Kneeling Long Back Arms on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Kneeling Long Back Arms on the Cadillac

Long Back Arms connects you to your back and advances your Pilates practice by opening your chest. You’ll learn to stand in your legs and strengthen your back.

Breathing on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Breathing on the Cadillac

Breathing also reveals if we are ready for exercises such as Shortspine, Overhead, Roll Over, Jackknife and other exercises where we must lift our hips up.

Spread Eagle on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Spread Eagle on the Cadillac

Spread Eagle truly allows people doing it to feel the articulation, two-way stretch, and full body connection. A great way to seal off a day’s practice.

Kneeling Chest Expansion on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Kneeling Chest Expansion on the Cadillac

The combination of the Cadillac’s stable platform and you kneeling versus standing make it an excellent teaching exercise for doing Chest Expansion elsewhere.

Candlestick Swan on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Candlestick Swan on the Cadillac

This version of Swan requires open and very connected shoulders and as much length in your back as possible. Give yourself time to practice and build up.

Candlestick on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Candlestick on the Cadillac

Candlestick is much like a handstand. And so, it requires balance, trust, and connection. Building up to it is key for confidence, connection and execution.

Candlestick Beats on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Candlestick Beats on the Cadillac

If doing Beats as a transition out of an exercise then you may want to put the Trapeze part away. Building up to this exercise is key to feeling successful.

Splits on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Splits on the Cadillac

Practice flipping into the Splits so that you arrive at the Splits fully connected versus trying to find your connections once you’re there upside down.

Seated Push Thru Side on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Seated Push Thru Side on the Cadillac

Seated Push Thru Side is done “outside the box. The Seated Push Thru Side makes it fun to challenge the arm-back connection and support a Pilates practice.

Big Leg Circles on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Big Leg Circles on the Cadillac

Big Circles will challenge all the Leg Circles you’ve done with Leg Springs and the Reformer. Building up to Big Circles is key for success in this exercise.

Side Body Stretch on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Side Body Stretch on the Cadillac

It’s tempting to live in the stretchy part. Work the strength in this exercise from your center out instead of from your arm or shoulder.

Pull-Up Prep on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Pull-Up Prep on the Cadillac

When preparing for the Pull-Ups and Hanging Pull-Ups on the Cadillac practicing the Prep for Pull-Ups is key. This prep is useful for many other exercises.

Scissors with Leg Springs on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Scissors with Leg Springs on the Cadillac

While the exercise is called Scissors it’s important that you’re not “swishing” the legs past each other. One leg moves while the other is still & vice versa.

Shave with Roll Back Bar on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Shave with Roll Back Bar on the Cadillac

Be mindful of your wrists. They may bend or do some funny things as you move. It’s tempting to make this about the triceps. Focus on your elbows being wide.

Kneeling Push Thru on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Kneeling Push Thru on the Cadillac

Think Push Thru but on your knees. Start with a tall back, then a round back then reaching that round back as far as you can. Restacking before repeating.

Bicycle with Leg Springs on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Bicycle with Leg Springs on the Cadillac

Work the springs so they are not working you. It’s tempting to bend your knee so your heel touches your seat. Bend as much as you reach into the springs.

Hanging on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Hanging on the Cadillac

Hanging on the Cadillac is one of the few exercises that is great for ending your Pilates session. Think the Shavasana of Yoga for Pilates. Get upside down

Half Hanging on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Half Hanging on the Cadillac

Half Hanging and Full Hanging do require you to understand your health conditions as going upside down does have several contraindications.

Side Leg Springs Up-Down on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Side Leg Springs Up/Down on the Cadillac

In this variation of the Side Leg Springs reach into the springs more than you think. Make sure you’re closing of the springs and not the other way around.

Hanging Variations on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Hanging Variations on the Cadillac

Working on backends on the Reformer, Snake and Twist, Twist Teaser, or Swan? These variations in hanging will help you get better at all of those and more.

In the Air with Leg Springs on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

In the Air with Leg Springs on the Cadillac

Gain connections for Reformer exercises – Short Spine, High Frogs and Long Spine Massage with this series. It’s a great way to prepare your body and practice. 

Beats with Leg Springs on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Beats with Leg Springs on the Cadillac

Beat too fast, lose the effectiveness of the exercise. Go too slow and miss out on the challenge. Find a balance in creating swift controlled beats to level up.

Walking with Leg Springs on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Walking with Leg Springs on the Cadillac

Start off slow to learn where to “step” from then speed up without losing control. Use to learn how to reach legs from your center in asymmetrical exercises.

Circles with Leg Springs on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Circles with Leg Springs on the Cadillac

If you have a hip click teaching your body where to move from, stabilizing your pelvis, and working from your center is key! Great exercise for any level.

Frogs with Leg Springs on the Cadillac or Tower

Frogs with Leg Springs on the Cadillac

If struggling to connect your legs to your center on the Mat or Reformer springs can help you feel where your legs are reaching from and how to control them.

Big Twist with Trapeze on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Big Twist with Trapeze on the Cadillac

Whether you’re working on your full Traditional Ending or just want to work on standing in your center this exercise is worth doing in your Cadillac workout.

Swan with Push Thru Bar on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Swan with Push Thru Bar on the Cadillac

Feel the length and strength of your Swan on the Cadillac. Then feel and find your “Swan” in other places on the Cadillac and on your Mat and Reformer.

Reverse Push Thru on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Reverse Push Thru on the Cadillac

This is a challenge for your strength and coordination as much as your connections and will help improve your Rowing on the Reformer and other exercises.

Pull-Up with Trapeze on the Cadillac - Online Pilates Classes

Pull-Up with Trapeze on the Cadillac

The Pull-Ups are incredible for the arm-back connection that we all need to have in our entire Pilates practice. Try to do these every week more than once.

Teaser with Arm Springs on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Teaser with Arm Springs on the Cadillac

It’s not an exercise you’ll use to learn to do the Teaser. However, if you’re someone whose Teaser is strong, it’s fun to challenge your practice.

Tower on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Tower with Push Thru Bar on the Cadillac

Tower with Push Thru Bar on the Cadillac will also help you see how your feet connect to the equipment, learn where you are moving from and how to find that two-way stretch!

Push Thru on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Push Thru on the Cadillac

Push Thru is great for teaching your body the Roll Up on the Mat, Elephant on the Reformer, Push Down on the Wunda chair and many more exercises.

Single Leg Spring on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Single Leg Spring on the Cadillac

Single Leg Spring is one of my favorite teaching tool exercises. It’s not a difficult exercise to do but its effectiveness is more than meets the eye.

Monkey on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Monkey on the Cadillac

Monkey is a great stretch but also an amazing exercise for teaching you how to do other exercises like Tree, Elephant, Stomach Massage and more.

Kneeling Bicep Curls on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Kneeling Bicep Curls on the Cadillac

From the outside, they look like a simple pull, press, resist and repeat. But, on the inside, your center and seat will be working harder than your arms.

Footwork on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Footwork on the Cadillac

Footwork happens everywhere in Pilates! Not only can you do it here on the Cadillac or Tower but on the Reformer, Mat, on the Wunda Chair and probably more.

Flying Eagle on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Flying Eagle on the Cadillac

Flying Eagle on the Cadillac is a great way to challenge Pulling Straps. If you’re looking to do Breaststroke, this is a good place to strengthen your practice.

Airplane on the Cadillac or Tower - Online Pilates Classes

Airplane on the Cadillac

Are you ready to fly? Airplane on the Cadillac is an exercise that will allow you to feel the strength of your body and also like you are a gymnast!

Ballet Stretches Back on the Cadillac or Tower | Online Pilates Classes

Ballet Stretches Back on the Cadillac

The stretch feels delicious but the strength is more important. In this third part, focus on your reach in both directions and the lift in your center!

Ballet Stretches Side on the Cadillac or Tower | Online Pilates Classes

Ballet Stretches Side on the Cadillac

Even when you see the word “stretch” in a name it’s not about stretching. It’s always about strength. Can you stand in strength as you challenge your reach?

Coordination on the Cadillac | Online Pilates Classes

Coordination on the Cadillac

Practicing Coordination on the Cadillac is good for those who think they are pressing their arms but really they are throwing them, causing the carriage to bounce.

Ballet Stretches Front on the Cadillac or Tower | Online Pilates Classes

Ballet Stretches Front on the Cadillac

Reach through your legs and challenge yourself, try doing this whole exercise with no hands! Think Spine Stretch Forward or Single Straight Leg Stretch.

Backstroke on the Cadillac | Online Pilates Classes

Backstroke on the Cadillac

This exercise can be a teaching tool or a challenge to your practice. When you’re done, hop on your Reformer and see if your Backstroke is more connected.

Half and Full Hanging on the Cadillac | Online Pilates Classes

Half and Full Hanging on the Cadillac

Whether you’re enjoying the full hang with backbends and twists or feeling like you’re doing a half hanging meditation your body will love the traction.

Side Leg Springs on the Cadillac | Online Pilates Classes

Side Leg Springs on the Cadillac

This will help you do more asymmetrical exercises. You’ll learn the knowledge and strength you need to reach through one leg while working the other.

Leg Springs on the Cadillac | Online Pilates Classes

Leg Springs on the Cadillac

Leg Springs are more than a leg workout. The name suggests that they are all about the legs but in fact, they truly help connect your legs to your center.

Arm Springs on the Cadillac | Online Pilates Classes

Arm Springs on the Cadillac

It’s easy to let go of the connections you gained when you open the springs. Closing the springs is the most challenging part of the Arm Springs Series.