USING THE PRECISION ROTATOR DISCS
ON THE PILATES CHAIR
Standing Press Downs
This exercise works on stabilizing the standing hip
and challenging balance.
STARTING POSITION
Place a 9” or 12” disc on the floor in front of the
Pilates Chair. Place the foot in the center of the
disc with the second toe lined up with the cardinal
points. Stand on the disc and place the other foot
on the Chair pedal. Hold Chair handles if available,
or place the hands on the hips to assist with
balance. If using resistance, no or heavy resistance
is recommended.
MOVEMENT SEQUENCE
Press the pedal down without rotating the disc
under the standing leg.
VARIATIONS
Facing Sideways.
Stand sideways to the
Chair and perform the
same exercise in lateral
rotation, keeping the
standing leg disc stable.
Add rotation of the
standing leg.
Add
medial and lateral
rotation of the standing
leg as the other leg
presses the pedal down.
Starting position.
Press pedal down, keeping
the standing leg disc stable.
Lateral rotation starting
position.
Press the pedal down, keeping
the standing leg disc stable.
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