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Pilates Principles
- ANS
1. Breathing
2. Concentration
3. Control
4. Centering
5. Precision
6. Balanced Muscle Development
7. Rhythm/Flow
8. Whole Body Movement
9. Relaxation
Pilates Movement Principles
- ANS
- Breathing
- Core Activation (lower)
- Neutral Spine: Finding the optimal starting position
- Abdominal Strengthening
- Lumbopelvic Stability
- Strengthening & Mobilizing the Spine
- Scapular Stability & Mobility (shoulder)
- Release Work
- Stretching
- Correcting Alignment
Inner Unit of Core Activation/Elements
- ANS
- Multifidi
- Transverse Abdominus
- Pelvic Floor
- Diaphram
Outer Unit - Lumbopelvic Stability
- ANS
- Anterior Oblique Sling System
- Posterior Oblique System
- Deep Longitudinal System
- Lateral System
, Anterior oblique sling system
- ANS
- Right serrated anterior
- right External oblique ab
- left Internal oblique abdominal
- left Adductors
Posterior oblique system
- ANS
- latissimus dorsi
- contralateral gluteus maximus
Lateral System
- ANS
- gluteus medius
- gluteus minimus
- contra lateral adductors of the thigh
Anterior oblique sling system actions
- ANS
- Torso Flexion
- Torso Rotation
- Creating pelvic stability (ex. walking)
Posterior oblique sling actions
- ANS
- rotation
- torso extension
- pelvic stability
- examples: swimming on the mat, walking, running
Deep longitudinal system
- ANS
- erector spinae
- quadratus lumborum
- throracolumbar fascia
- sacrotuberous ligament
- biceps femoris
Deep longitudinal system actions
- ANS Creates spinal extension as in many Swan exercises
Lateral System Actions
- ANS
- adduction and abduction of hips
- upslip downslip of pelvis