Scottish Daily Mail

A better love life in three easy moves

- InStRuctoR chloe Hodgson (chloespila­tes.com) gives her top three moves . . .

Hip bridge

Lie on your back on the floor, with feet and knees hipwidth apart.

Inhale, pull your belly button back to your spine and zip up your pelvic floor.

As you exhale, draw your ribs down and roll your hips slightly to peel them off the floor. Lift them towards the ceiling, stopping when your shoulders, hips and knees are in one long straight line.

Hold at the top, inhale, squeeze your buttocks tightly. Squeeze your pelvic floor. Slowly lower your hips to the floor and release.

Pelvic tilt

Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, one hand resting on the work top or the back of a chair.

Inhale deeply. As you exhale, zip up your pelvic floor, draw your belly to your spine and tuck your tailbone under. Squeeze your buttocks. Hold for five breaths, then slowly release. Repeat 10 times.

Sumo-squat

Stand tall, feet wider than your shoulders, toes pointing out. Zip up your pelvic floor, push your weight into your heels and lower into a squat, pushing your bottom out. Tuck your tailbone in and hold the position (and your pelvic floor) for five breaths. Slowly rise back to standing, thrusting your hips forward, and give your pelvic floor one last big squeeze. Repeat ten times.

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