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Sumo side bend from the Gyrotonic handle series

Sumo Side Bends from the Handle Series

What Happens When You Take a Seated Exercise and Add a Sumo Squat?

Balance, Glute Activation, and Proprioception All in One Movement

One of the things that makes GYROTONIC® training a nearly limitless exercise system are the creative variations. With few exceptions, every upper body exercise on the Pulley Tower is first done seated. The side seated side bend is a staple of the Handle Series. Now get up on your feet and add a sumo squat!

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Stirring in the pigeon position

Exercise of the Week: Stirring in Pigeon from the Handle Series

Stirring in Pigeon Position from the Handle Series

In GYROTONIC® Training, each family of exercises has a focus. For the Handle Series, the primary focus is the spinal ranges of motion. But there are also many opportunities in each family to branch out, to multitask, so to speak. This variation on stirring adds in hip opening for both the anterior and posterior hip.

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Exercise of the Week - 1 Arm Spiral Facing away from the Handle Series

Exercise of the Week: 1 arm spirals facing away

1 Arm Spirals Facing Away

Some exercises have cool names, like Dolphin, Waterfall or Cabbage Patch. The names of other exercises are simply the motions you do in the exercise. This exercise should have a cooler name.

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Gyrotonic Exercise of the Week - Single Spiral from the Handle Series

Gyrotonic exercise of the week – Single Spiral

Single Spiral from the Handle Series

Single Spiral from the Handle Series is a fundamental exercise in the system. I’m sure the overwhelming majority of sessions I’ve taught, I’ve used Single Spiral.

Spirals are one of the 7 Primal Movements, which are movements we develop naturally as babies. It’s the second primal movement. Once you can get yourself sitting on your baby butt, you start turning around.

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