Which exercise involves three repetitions with a counter stretch and spiral at the end?

Which exercise involves three repetitions with a counter stretch and spiral at the end?

• A. Mermaid
• B. Round Back
• C. Sidebend
• D. Tick Tock

Answer: (A)

The pattern described—three repetitions of a side-bending move, finished with a counter stretch and a spiral at the end—matches Mermaid on the reformer. In Mermaid, you sit sideways on the carriage and bend laterally three times to stretch the side body, then you apply a counter stretch to lengthen the opposite side, and finish with a gentle spiral to unwind the spine. This combination of three reps plus a counter stretch and a final twist is distinctive to Mermaid. Round Back centers on flexion with a rounded spine, not a side-bending sequence; Sidebend is a broader term that can be performed with different end actions, and Tick Tock focuses on a rotational pattern rather than the three-rep side-bend with a counter stretch and spiral.

The pattern described—three repetitions of a side-bending move, finished with a counter stretch and a spiral at the end—matches Mermaid on the reformer. In Mermaid, you sit sideways on the carriage and bend laterally three times to stretch the side body, then you apply a counter stretch to lengthen the opposite side, and finish with a gentle spiral to unwind the spine. This combination of three reps plus a counter stretch and a final twist is distinctive to Mermaid.

Round Back centers on flexion with a rounded spine, not a side-bending sequence; Sidebend is a broader term that can be performed with different end actions, and Tick Tock focuses on a rotational pattern rather than the three-rep side-bend with a counter stretch and spiral.