{"id":57485,"date":"2020-10-30T07:22:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T07:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgewatts.org\/lesson-planner\/yoga_pilates_poses\/cancan\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T11:08:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T11:08:46","slug":"cancan","status":"publish","type":"yoga_pilates_poses","link":"https:\/\/georgewatts.org\/lesson-planner\/yoga_pilates_poses\/cancan\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bring knees together. Reach arms up back and behind you, and bring palms on mat. Lift heels. Slide toes in. Tuck tailbone in. With knees together bring knees to the left, to the right, and then extend both legs. Repeat. <\/p>\n<h2>Cancan Pilates Exercise FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Does the Cancan activate the core?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Yes. The Cancan pilates exercise activates the core of the body. Any movement made during the exercise shouldn&#8217;t be forced. Go to that level that your body permits without resistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the Cancan teaching directions?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bring knees together. Reach arms up back and behind you, and bring palms on the mat. Lift heels. Slide toes in. Tuck tailbone in. With knees together bring knees to the left, to the right, and then extend both legs. Repeat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the Cancan benefits?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abdominal, back extensor strength. Trunk stabilisation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the precautions for Cancan?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Back pain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s a good modification for Cancan?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lower down onto forearms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are some other modifications for Cancan?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/georgewatts.org\/lesson-planner\/yoga_pilates_poses\/bridge-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bridge exercise<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/georgewatts.org\/lesson-planner\/yoga_pilates_poses\/bridge-arc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bridge exercise on the Arc<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/georgewatts.org\/lesson-planner\/yoga_pilates_poses\/bridge-circle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bridge exercise using the Circle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/georgewatts.org\/lesson-planner\/yoga_pilates_poses\/bridge-legs-up-wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bridge exercise with legs up a wall<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bring knees together. 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