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Goals of Supine and Side Lying Footwork - ANSWER - Aligns body, integrates the
mind and body, integrates breath with movement, allows instructor to assess client,
improves walking, strengthens legs, hips, feet, knees, stretched legs and hips,
warms body for exercises to follow, pelvic stability, neutral spine
Common errors of Supine and Side Lying Footwork - ANSWER - Foot/ankle/hip/knee
misalignment, not full lengthening of legs, arching back, imprinting, loss of carriage
control, shoulder/wrist/arm misalignment, pronation or supination of the feet
Contraindications of Supine and Side Lying Footwork - ANSWER - Imprinting the
spine, hyperextended knees, modifications for most limitations and injuries
Modifications/ Variations of Supine and Side Lying Footwork - ANSWER - Change
spring tension, legs together or open, prop between or around legs/feet, prop in
hands, pulses, vary ROM, vary tempo, vary breath
Goals of Supine and Side Lying Footwork Pilates "V" on toes - ANSWER - Begins to
activate posterior chain, reflexology of balls of feet
Common Errors of Supine and Side Lying Footwork Pilates "V" on toes - ANSWER -
Heels coming apart, toes lifting, toes too wide, knees too wide upon bending
Contraindications of Supine and Side Lying Footwork Pilates "V" on toes - ANSWER -
Toes issues
Modifications/ Variations of Supine and Side Lying Footwork Pilates "V" on toes -
ANSWER - Heels on instead of toes, add tendon stretch
,Goals of Supine and Side Lying Footwork parallel arches - ANSWER - Reflexology of
arches, finding neutral position of legs
Common errors of Supine and Side Lying Footwork parallel arches - ANSWER -
Misalignment of knees
Common errors of Supine Footwork internal and external rotation - ANSWER - Toes
and knee misalignment
Contraindications of Supine Footwork internal and external rotation and combination
of internal and external rotation combination - ANSWER - Hip issues, heel issues,
knee issues
Goals of Supine Footwork internal and external rotation combination - ANSWER - Hip
abb/adductor strengthening and stretching, hip joint flexibility and mobility,
coordination
Contradictions of Supine and Side Lying Footwork parallel arches - ANSWER - Arch
issues
Modifications/variations of Supine and Side Lying Footwork parallel arches - ANSWER
- Heels or toes on instead
Goals of Supine Footwork prehensile arches - ANSWER - Stretches the front of the
foot, reflexology of arches
Common errors of Supine Footwork prehensile arches - ANSWER - Uncurling of toes
Contraindications of Supine Footwork prehensile arches - ANSWER - Toes, arch
issues
Modifications/Variations of Supine Footwork prehensile arches - ANSWER - Toes on
instead
,Goals of of Supine Footwork parallel heels - ANSWER - Reflexology of heels
Common errors of Supine Footwork parallel heels - ANSWER - Feet moving side to
side
Contraindications of Supine Footwork parallel heels - ANSWER - Heel issues
Modifications/Variations of Supine Footwork parallel heels - ANSWER - Arches or toes
on instead
Goals of side lying single leg Footwork external rotation toes - ANSWER - Side body
strengthening, core control, quad, glute, calf and hip stretching and strengthening,
coordination
Common errors of side lying single leg Footwork parallel heel - ANSWER - Heel lifting
off footbar, knee misalignment, loss of oblique core control, side plumb line
misalignment
Common errors of of side lying single leg Footwork external rotation on toes -
ANSWER - Knee misalignment, loss of oblique core control, side plumb line
misalignment
Goals of Supine Footwork Tendon Stretch - ANSWER - Foot articulation, arch
stretching and strengthening, Achilles and calf strengthening
Common errors of Supine Footwork Tendon stretch - ANSWER - Loss of control on
the heel lowering, bouncing carriage or body
Contraindications of Supine Footwork Tendon stretch and Running - ANSWER - Toe
issues, Achilles or ankle issues
Goals of Supine Footwork Running - ANSWER - Foot articulation, arch stretching and
strengthening, Achilles and calf stretching and strengthening, coordination
, Common errors of Supine Footwork Running - ANSWER - Bouncing carriage or body,
not lifting heels in middle, toes/balls of feet leaving foot at, feet traveling on foot at,
pelvic instability
Goals of Supine Footwork Internal and External rotation - ANSWER - Hip
abb/adductor strengthening and stretching, hip joint flexibility
Common errors of Supine Footwork internal and external rotation combination -
ANSWER - Toe and knee misalignment, heels travel on foot at, not rotating at the
end ROM
Variation of Supine Footwork internal and external rotation combination - ANSWER -
Reverse directions
Goals of single leg supine leg work develope and lowers/lifts - ANSWER -
Coordination and concentration precision and flow
Springs for supine single leg work - develope, lowers/lifts, single leg circle - ANSWER
- 2 red
Common errors of single leg supine leg work develope and lowers/lifts - ANSWER -
Hitting the foot bar with foot or leg, not closing carriage completely, loss of
coordination
Contraindications of single leg supine leg work develope, lowers/lifts, and single leg
circle - ANSWER - Hip, knee, ankle, foot issues
Modications/Variations of single leg supine leg work develope - ANSWER - Lengthen
leg under footbar, externally rotate legs, add in abduction/adductor stretches
Modications/Variations of single leg supine leg work lowers/lifts and single leg circle
- ANSWER - Externally rotate legs, add in abduction/adductor stretches
Goals of supine single leg circle - ANSWER - Coordination and concentration,
precision, flow, hip joint mobility, oblique work, core control, pelvic stability
