Pilates Students' Manual

A Closer Look at Bridging

Oct 30, 2020
Explore the benefits of bridging, or the pelvic curl, an essential move in Pilates. Discover how it can help counteract the effects of prolonged sitting. Learn tips for perfecting your form and avoid common mistakes. Variations are also discussed to enhance strength and stability. This foundational exercise is not just good for your body but a must-have in your fitness routine!
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ADVICE

Articulate Your Bridge

  • Exhale to posteriorly tilt the pelvis and roll the spine up one vertebra at a time until shoulders, hips, and knees form a diagonal.
  • Inhale at the top and exhale to articulate the spine down one bone at a time for an articulated bridge.
INSIGHT

Bridge Builds Body Awareness

  • Bridge integrates front and back body to perform an extension exercise that feels good for the spine and posterior chain.
  • Articulating the spine in bridge enhances body awareness and helps you feel the spine in space.
INSIGHT

Bridging Counters Prolonged Sitting

  • Sitting puts the hips in prolonged flexion and dulls neural connection to posterior muscles.
  • Bridging reactivates the posterior chain—glutes, hamstrings, and spinal extensors—lost from prolonged sitting.
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