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  2. No. 24
    Hands pressing into a mat during a spine curl

    The spine curl

    Rolling down and up through the spine, one bone at a time.

  3. No. 23
    Pilates mat on parquet in a tall bright room

    The hundred

    Small, quick arm pumps that wake up the breath and the belly.

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    Tea, a small ball and a rolled towel on a windowsill

    The side bend

    A long reach to the side that opens the ribs and the waist.

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    Pilates mat on parquet in a tall bright room

    The roll up

    Rising from lying to sitting without using momentum.

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