Side bend is a lateral line move. I always remind my clients that we need to train our bodies in all planes of motion. Most of the time we are just working in a front to back pattern- but this one hits the side body.

So Side Bend involves lateral flexion of the spine. The thing that gets most people, however, is the pressure on the wrist. We don't walk on our hands!! We don't often put our body weight on our wrists. But the number of ladies that I work with that have osteoporosis is HIGH! So I lovingly tell them, "Sorry, not sorry!" Why? Because bones get stronger when they are stressed (you can't take the nurse out of the Pilates instructor). We have to stress our body to make it stronger- bones, and muscles alike!

So do it for your bones!!!