Membership Category: |
Pilates Lesson Planner |
Sub Category: |
Matwork |
Types: |
Balance, Strengthen, Standing |
Anatomy: |
Arms & Shoulders, Core, Hamstrings, Lower Back, Psoas |
Chakras: |
Base, Sacral Centre |
Therapy: |
Back Pain, Sciatica, Poor Posture |
Drishti: |
Tip Of Nose |
Dosha: |
Pitta, Kapha |
Begin standing facing the wall in good posture. Raise heels keeping legs straight. Keep heels lifted and bend knees over toes. Maintain a tall and upright torso by stabilizing your core muscles. Keeping legs parallel press heels to the floor with knees bent. Straighten your legs using the soles of your feet and keep your core engaged. Repeat 2 or 3 times.
Build strength, power and endurance.
A) Repeat sequence with legs in pilates v stance (heels together toes apart). B) Bend knees, lift heels, and straighten legs and lower heels. C) Lift heels, bend knees, lower heels and straighten legs.
Standing Pilates Footwork II Exercise FAQs
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What are the teaching directions for Standing Pilates Footwork II?
Begin standing facing the wall in good posture. Raise heels keeping legs straight. Keep heels lifted and bend knees over toes. Maintain a tall and upright torso by stabilizing your core muscles. Keeping legs parallel press heels to the floor with knees bent. Straighten your legs using the soles of your feet and keep your core engaged. Repeat 2 or 3 times.
What are the main benefits of Standing Pilates Footwork II?
Build strength, power and endurance.
What are some modifications for Standing Pilates Footwork II?
Don't raise your arms.
Repeat sequence with legs in pilates V stance (heels together toes apart).
Bend knees, lift heels, straighten legs and then lower the heels.
Lift heels, bend knees, lower heels and then straighten the legs.
Standing Pilates Breath.
Standing Swim exercise.
Standing Back Extension exercise.
Standing Pilates Footwork I exercise.
Eyes closed.