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Cueing and Imagery
Keep your low back stable throughout the sequence.
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Imagine you are holding a glass of your favorite drink on
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your abdomen and don’t spill it.
Instructor cue: monitor the low back to make sure it stays
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still throughout the exercise sequence.
Pull the abdominals in more deeply with every repetition.
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Don’t let the abdominals rise!
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Keep the head and upper body in the same position
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throughout the exercise.
Imagine you are holding an orange between your chin and
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your chest.
Keep the shoulders down and the neck long.
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Purpose
Develop pelvic stability and core control
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Strengthen the abdominals
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Increase the flexibility of the hamstrings
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Precautions
For low back injuries
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Maintain stability or avoid.
Avoid with neck and shoulder injuries
Avoid with osteoporosis.
Summary of Contents for Pilates Arc
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