4 Ways A Roll-Down Bar Workout Can Keep You Fit

Beyond her successful Bollywood career, Mrunal Thakur is a fitness enthusiast too. She often showcases her dedication to staying fit on Instagram. If not her, it is her trainer, Namrata Purohit, who frequently shares glimpses of Mrunal's workout sessions too.

Some of these include core training routines. Recently, Namrata shared a snippet of Mrunal performing the Roll Down Pilates workout, a full-body exercise with incredible benefits. If you're a fan of Pilates workouts like Mrunal, here's everything you need to know about the Roll Down exercise and tips to master it.

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Benefits Of Roll-Downs

1. Practicing roll-downs consistently has multiple benefits. It affects both your physical and mental well-being positively. Roll downs stretch your hamstrings and the entire back of your body, improving overall flexibility. 

2. The exercise promotes good body posture by strengthening your back and abdominal muscles. 

3. Roll downs engage various muscles in the body, aiding the development of core strength and stability. 

4. The rhythmic movement and controlled breathing during roll-downs can help reduce stress and leave you feeing calm. 

How To Do Roll-Down Exercise

Roll down with the Roll Back Bar on the Pilates Cadillac or Tower can also be called Roll Back. This exercise has several variations, and one can do it as a beginner if one wishes to gain length and strength in this exercise. This is a great way to start a session and see how your body connects and moves. To begin this exercise, sit facing the Roll Back Bar and place one foot up against each vertical pole. Start with slightly bending your knees and pressing your heels and your feet onto the poles. Hold the roll-back bar as wide as you can and wrap your thumb around the bar. Sitting tall with your shoulders over your hips, shoulders on your back and wide. 

Reaching into your pole's round back without pressing the knees down. Allow the knees to straighten as needed as you pull your waist back. Next, try to roll down and then round your spine up and allow your knees to bend when you are ready. Relax and repeat a few more times. 

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