Remember, we are always working with the body in proper skeletal alignment and then activating, strengthening, and balancing the muscles that help hold this alignment. To wrap means to bring the legs into a slight turn out (approximately big enough to fit your fist between the knuckles of your big toes) by engaging the rotator muscles where the upper leg connects with the pelvis, the glutes, and the muscles of the pelvic floor. It should feel as if you are trying to draw your sits bones together and you should be able to feel a stabilization of the hip girdle and muscle activation where the backs of the thighs meet the glutes. Do not clench or squeeze the glutes. Now, l-e-n-g-t-h-e-n your inner thighs, reaching your heels as far from your hips as you can while pressing your heels together. As you engage your wrap, you should notice that your quads and hip-flexors can now release their gripping tension that is so common when we attempt to engage our legs.
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| Joseph Pilates |
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