Footwork Flashcards
Footwork
What’s position 1?
Toes apart heels together
Balls of the feet on the foot bar
Squeeze heels together to establish strong adductor connection
Footwork
What is position 2?
Heels on the bar
Parallel
Everything touching
Everything engaged
What are the mobilisers of footwork position 1&2?
Bastille of quadriceps & hamstrings
What is the goal of footwork position 1&2?
Focus on total body alignment while working through the muscles of the legs
What are the stabilisers of foot work position 1&2?
Transverse abdominis, pelvis floor muscles, obliques, shoulder girdle stabalisers during all, adductors, abductors, internal and external rotators of the femur depending on position
What are the contradictions of footwork position 1&2?
Knee / hip issues
Should modify if in the 2nd or 3rd trimester pregnancies
What position is the spine in footwork position 1&2?
Neutral
What position is the pelvis in footwork position 1&2?
Neutral
What is footwork cont, position 3?
Toes wrapped over the foot bar , parallel
Making sure the heels stay in place throughout the movement
“Bird on a perch”
What is footwork, cont position 4?
High heels in parallel
Queue - ankle bones together
Needs full extension
What is footwork, cont position 5?
Lower and lift
High heels
Extend in full high heel
Lower heels keeping legs parallel
Lift heels
Repeat 6-10 times
Bend the knees to return the carriage
What are the mobilisers of footwork position 5?
Vasti of quadriceps, hamstrings, gastrocnemius and soleus (calf)
What is second position 1?
Parallel
Legs are parallel (heels on the footbar)
Sits bone distance apart
Press carriage our watching leg alignment
Keeping the weight balanced on both heels
What is second position 1
Position 2?
Lateral rotation
Wore heels edge of the footbar and the knees wide
Extend the knees keeping the abductors and adductors engaged
Return the carriage 98% watching the alignment of the knees
What is the goal of second position 1?
To continue focus on the body alignment with a widened base of support
What is single leg?
Position 1 - High heel
High heel with one leg bent
Extend the leg to move the carriage out
Control the truth without stopping all the way
Position 2- Heel on foot bar
Other leg is outstretched over the foot bar with flexed foot
Stretch lifted leg to the ceiling before lowering
Both feet flexed
Control the return of the carriage, keeping the weight balanced evenly on the heel
What is the goal of single leg?
Increase unilateral stabilisation while working the legs
What are the mobilisers of single leg?
Vasti of quadriceps, hamstring of the working leg
What are the stabilisers of single leg
Transverse abdominis, pelvic floor muscles, obliques, multifidius, shoulder girdle stabalisers and hip flexors of the lifted leg throughout
Gastrocnemius and soleus of the working leg In high heel position
What are toe taps?
Supine
Hands in straps
Legs In table top
Footbar down
Supported pelvis
Rib and hip connection
Lift one leg to table top then the other
Without bending either knee further
Extend the leg - reach thigh away from you
Tension on straps press forward a bit initially
Hands pointing to the ceiling
Imaging a ball between thighs
Hook tailbone
What is the goal of Toe Taps?
Stabilise a supporter pelvis against the weight of the legs
What contradictions could occur in toe taps?
Extreme lordosis
What position is the spine in for toe taps
Lumbar Flexion
What position is the pelvis in for toe taps
Supported
What are the mobilises for toe taps
Hip flexors
What are the stabilisers for toe taps
Transverse abdominis, pelvic floor muscles, multifidus, obliques, recurs abdominis, shoulder girdle stabilisers
What is the goal of hundreds 1?
To increase abdominal endurance while stabilising the muscles of the shoulder girdle
What are the mobilisers of hundreds 1
Rectus abdominis, obliques, Lats & triceps, anterior deltoids
What position is the spine in hundreds 1?
Lumbar Flexion
Cervical spine is in neutral
What position is the pelvis in hundreds 1?
Supported
What poison is the footbar in hundreds 1?
High or low
What position is hundreds 1?
Lay supine
Hands in straps
Elbows by ribs / side of body
Strong rib to hip connection
Shoulder girdle activated
Lengthen the back of neck to flex the cervical spine slightly
Flex the thoracic wine to curl the head and shoulders off the mat
For five counts pulsing the arms up and down inhale
Five counts exhale
What do you do with your arms in 100’s 1?
Elbows bent at the side of the body
When lift head and chest extend the arms straight
Pulse the arms up and down as if slapping water
What is the goal of posture series 1?
To strengthen the muscles of the middle back while stabilising the torso
What muscles are being used in posture series 1?
Triceps, mid/lower traps
Contradictions to posture series 1?
weak abdominals
1. Flex hips to bridge knees closer to chest if it is too difficult to stabilise the torso
2. Place a foam cushion or small Pilates ball between the knees to empathise inner thigh connection
3. Squeeze Pilates ring between the knees to intensify adductor work and increase workload on abdominals
4. Adjust the carriage stopper or shorten straps to increase range of motion
What are the mobilisers used in posture series 1?
Triceps to extend elbows
Latissimus Dorsi, pectoralis major, triceps and posterior deltoid to extend the humerus
What are the stabalisers used in posture series 1?
Posterior deltoid, middle and lower trapezius, transverse abdominis, pelvic floor muscles, obliques, hip flexors and adductors throughout to stabilise torso
What position is the spine in when doing posture series 1?
Lumber Flexion
What position is the pelvis in posture series 1?
Supported