Pilates Hour

How can we improve our cueing to optimize movement?

Brent and Shelly return to share more strategies to improve cueing and continue the conversation on spring tension. They will be covering muscle physiology as well as concentric/eccentric contractions. By the end of this session, you will have a better understanding of the muscles and how you can use this knowledge to cue your clients more efficiently.

00:00 - Welcome and Introduction
08:12 - Basic forms of contractions
10:54 - Reciprocal inhibition/reflexes
17:13 - Proprioception and anticipated load
22:38 - Application of these concepts in the Pilates studio
38:01 - Novice progression of exercises for a client
42:49 - Application into more complex exercises
46:50 - Quiz time!
52:39 - Some more examples of exercises
55:24 - Conclusion



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#pilateshour is a free webinar series where we discuss various topics on movement science, teaching skills, and much more. They are one hour and hosted by Polestar Pilates founder Brent Anderson with special guests on occasion.Interested in joining us? Please visit: https://polestarpilates.com/webinar