Stott Pilates Q&A Bundle

Order of essential exercises (Column 1) Footwork Second position Single leg Hundred Bend & Stretch Lift & Lower Adductor stretch Short spine Midback series Back rowing Preps Order of essential exercises (Column 2) Side arm preps sitting Side twist sitting Front rowing preps Stomach massage Arms pul...

3 or 4 springs Spring tension for Footwork 3 or 4 springs Spring tension for Second position 2-3 springs Spring tension for single leg 2 springs Spring tension for Hundred Spring tension for bend & stretch 2 springs Spring tension for Short spine 2 springs Spring tension for Beats 2 springs S...

Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the foot? Anterior: Dorsiflexors Posterior: Plantar Flexors Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the foot? Lateral: Tibialis Peroneals What is the function of Tibialis anterior? dorsiflexing and inverting...

How is STOTT Pilates different that original Joseph Pilates method?the imprint does not press lumbar spine to mat What is another term used to describe mid-sagittal plane? A) Transverse B) Circuduction C) Frontal D) Median PlaneD Rotation does not occur at which of the following joints: A) knee ...

1) In Pilates, we isolate movement, not _____ Muscles 1) Kyphosis is an exaggerated curve in the _____ spine Thoracic 1) Lengthen the neck and begin to flex the spine off the mat one vertebrae at a time. Pass through imprint and keep moving until pelvis is vertical and arms are parallel to the flo...

Scissors Breath Pattern This exercise is a four breath pattern. Scissors Objective The objective of this exercise is abs endurance. Scissors Starting Supine with upper body flexed off mat. Imprinted position. Legs extended towards the ceiling. Adducted & parallel. Ankles plantar flexed, toes gentl...

What does medial mean? Towards the midline of the body What does distal mean? Away from the trunk of the body What does proximal mean? Closer to the trunk of the body What does lateral mean? Away from the midline of the body What are the benefits of STOTT pilates? Longer, leaner muscles, core st...

What are the four types of postural alignment? Ideal, kyphosis-lordosis, flat-back, sway-back postures What should the cervical spine look like in neutral alignment? Normal curve, slightly convex anteriorly What should the thoracic spine look like in ideal alignment? Normal curve, slightly convex po...

Elevated Shoulders Strengthen Traps & Lats, do mid back & coordination Depressed Shoulders do arm circles, salute knock knee Work abductors Rotations strengthen obliques, Q.L. do mermaid with rotation on reformer, round back - work lateral fexion Shoulders 1 higher than the other balance scapula...

Which of the following does not represent how STOTT Pilates has evolved from Joseph Pilates original method? Focus on more flat spine than original method What is another term used to describe mid-sagittal plane? A) Transverse B) Circuduction C) Frontal D) Medial Plan D Rotation does not occur at...

Modifications can ___ or ___ the intensity of an exercise and also allow for the functional __ of a client increase, decrease, limitations neck tension may result in weakness in any of these three areas: (1) upper mid-back, (2) cervical flexors, (3) abdominals when tension develops in the wrists d...