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The stretches with which you will feel that you grow and lose weight
Ballet Fit
Gloria Morales, creator of Ballet Fit, proposes this session to regain body flexibility
1We are not aware of the importance of flexibility until we injure ourselves in a particular movement or fall, and instead of having an ailment, we have a tear. And it is that, although we do not pretend to have a rubber body like that of gymnasts, working it so that it gains elasticity is key over time.
In this Ballet Fit session with Gloria Morales, promoter of this discipline in Spain and a degree in Physical Education, we are going to learn to stretch our body and gain a little margin so that ailments do not appear. “Elasticity exercises are important to be able to move lightly. The difference between a person who trains from elasticity and another who does not is in getting up after a fall because he knows his movements, “says the expert, who brings a twenty-minute workout to lengthen the muscles.
«Don’t be afraid of this stretch session. You will see that my movements are broader but you, from your range of motion, bring your leg to where your amplitude is, ”recalls the expert, so she remembers that for these exercises notions of ballet are not necessary since the importance of this activity is gradually getting more elasticity, very important to improve the quality of life.
For this Ballet Fit routine, which was recorded at The Corporate Gym facilities, we will need a mat or towel stretched out on the floor to be able to do the exercises there.
Exercise 1 and 2
We start in quadruped with the hand on the ground and we move the hips giving it amplitude doing circles with the right knee. We make eight circles and then in the opposite direction. Remember not to bend your elbows and not lower your back.
Once the eight repetitions of the circles are finished, we stay in the starting position and bring the right leg straight to the level of the hand (as far as you go) while the left is flexed. In this position we will swing, contracting and stretching the right leg forward with the knees bent and back with the leg fully extended. Like this, eight times.
When you have finished it, remember that you have to do it from the beginning with the other leg, in this case the left.
Exercise 3 and 4
We begin this exercise sitting on the calves, and we extend the right leg forward supporting the foot so that our leg creates an angle of 90º. Now we do eight swings back and forth, so that the leg stretches when we bring the body back. You have to do this exercise eight times. With the leg straight, we support our buttocks on the heel of the left foot and do by bringing the nose to the knee lengthening the back and keeping it straight and not bent.
Once we have finished these eight repetitions, we do the same with the leg that we have not worked, in this case the left.
5 Exercise
Face up on the mat, we bring the right knee towards the chest for a few seconds and then we stretch the leg as much as we can without flexing the knee, and we alternate the pointed and flex feet for eight times. Remember that the foot has to try to bring itself to the height of the head. To facilitate the exercise, you can bend your left leg and rest it on the floor.
To relax the body you should lie on your back for a few seconds and not get up suddenly. When you are standing up, divide your body into two halves and touch the balls of your feet with your hands.
«You can do this session as many times as you want, although Gloria Morales advises doing it first thing in the morning, to tackle the workday with energy, or at the end of it, to sleep fully.