Membership Category: |
Pilates Lesson Planner |
Sub Category: |
Matwork |
Types: |
Stretch, Hip Opener, Standing, Balance |
Anatomy: |
Hamstrings, Hips, Knees, Psoas |
Chakras: |
Base, Sacral Centre |
Drishti: |
Tip Of Nose |
Dosha: |
Pitta, Kapha |
Stand with your back to a table. Place left foot on table (if you don't have a table, hold onto foot with left hand). Rotate pelvis under. Knee points to floor. Both knees are glued together. Chest open. Feel stretch in front of thigh. Hold. Repeat with right leg.
Stretches quads. Helps with posture and balance.
Standing Quad Pilates Exercise FAQs
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What are the teaching directions for the standing quad stretch?
Stand with your back to a table. Place your left foot on the table (if you don't have a table, hold onto the foot with your left hand). Rotate pelvis under. Knee points to the floor. Both knees are glued together. Chest open. Feel stretch in front of the thigh. Hold. Repeat with the right leg.
What are the benefits of the standing quad stretch?
Stretches quads and hamstrings. Helps balance. Improves posture.
What are some modifications for the standing quad stretch?
Quad stretch exercise using a table as a prop
Standing Posture Exercise
Standing Quad Stretch Exercise
Releve Plie exercise