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A comprehensive overview of mat pilates exercises, including detailed answers and explanations for each movement. It covers a wide range of exercises, from basic to advanced, and also includes information on pilates principles, anatomy, and common substitutions. This resource is ideal for students and practitioners looking to deepen their understanding of mat pilates and prepare for exams. It offers insights into proper form, muscle engagement, and the integration of mind and body during exercise. The document also touches on the historical context of pilates, referencing key figures and their contributions to the discipline. It serves as a valuable study aid for those seeking to master the art and science of mat pilates.
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Exercise 1 - Answer The Hundred Exercise 2 - Answer Roll up Exercise 3 - Answer Roll Over Exercise 4 - Answer Leg Circles Exercise 5 - Answer Rolling Like a Ball Exercise 6 - Answer Single leg stretch Exercise 7 - Answer Double Leg Stretch Exercise 8 - Answer Single Straight Leg Stretch Exercise 9 - Answer Double Straight Leg Stretch/Lower Lift Exercise 10 - Answer Criss Cross Exercise 11 - Answer Spine Stretch forward Movement 12 - Response Open Leg Rocker
Movement 13 - Response Corkscrew Movement 14 - Response Saw Movement 15 - Response Swan 1 Movement 16 - Response Swan 2 Movement 17 - Response Single Leg Kicks Movement 18 - Response Double Leg Kicks Movement 19 - Response Thigh Stretch Movement 20 - Response Neck Pull Movement 21 - Response Scissors-bridge series 1 Movement 22 - Response Bicycle-bridge series 2 Movement 23 - Response Shoulder Bridge-bridge series 3 Exercise 24 - Answer Spine Twist Exercise 25 - Answer Jackknife Exercise 26 - Answer Side Kick Series
Ex. 40 - Ans. Push up Abdomen Series - Ans. single leg stretch, double leg stretch, single straight leg stretch,double straight leg stretch, criss cross
Bridge Series - Ans. Scissors, Bicycle, Shoulder Bridge Rolling Exercises - Ans. Rolling like a ball, Open leg rocker, seal, crab Pilates Elders Answer Clara Pilates, Romana Kryzanowska, Ron Fletcher, Carola Trier,Eve Gentry, Kathy Grant, Lolita San Miguele, Jay Grimes, Mary Bowen
Pilates Principles Answer Breathing, Centering, Concentration, Control, Rhythm andFlow, Precision, Balanced Muscle Development, Whole Body Movement
Breathing Answer is the first act of life, and the last. Let this guide you in your pilateswork and things will change
Centering - Drawing your own mental and physical focus during each exercise to thecore, or center, of your body
Concentration - Pay close attention to the specifics and details of every Pilatesexcercise
Control - Recognize that it is your mind that directs and manages each separatemuscular movement
Rythem and Flow- Answer The energy one uses during excersise should link all bodyparts together smoothly with the intenetions of fluidity, elegance, and grace
Precision- Answer To be consciously aware, during movement of the placementalignment, and trajectory for each moving part of the body
Balanced Muscle Development- Answer Understanding, developing and maintainingcorrect alighnment and for is key to pilates ex: shoulder blades down
Whole Body Movement - Answer integrating movement into a flowing whole bodyexperience, integrating the mind and body to create clarity and purpose, integrating mind, body and spirit to create a life of balance. System works form the core out Flexion - Answer Decreases the angle of a joint Extension - Answer increases the angle of a joint Adduction - Answer Movement toward the midline of the body Abduction - Movement away from the midline of the body Lateral Flexion - Side-bending left or right Medial Rotation - Rotation toward the midline Circumduction - the circular movement at the far end of a limb Supination - movement that turns the palm up Pronation - movement that turns the palm down Dorsiflexion - bending of the foot or the toes upward
Hip Flexor - Answer psoas Sections of the Spine - Answer Cervical: C1-C7Thoracic: T1-T Lumbar: L1-L5Sacrum: S1-S
Cervical Spine - Answer C1-C Thoracic Spine - Answer T1-T Lumbar Spine - Answer L1-L Sacrum - Answer base of spine Coccyx - Answer tailbone ASIS - Answer front of pelvis Move that uses circumduction - Answer leg circles, boomerang Move that uses extension - Answer Lower lift, swimming, double leg kick, rocking, swan Substitution for jackknife - Answer rollover, or rolling like a ball substitution for teaser - Answer lower lift, the hundred
Teaser 1 - Upper Body Lifts/lowers Teaser 2 - Lower Body Lifts/Lowers Teaser 3 - Upper and Lower Body Lifts/Lowers