Anatomy for Pilates Instructors Part Three

June 14, 2014 Jessica Schultz

And here it is, the framework...

Skull - Cranium, Maxilla, Mandible

Clavicle

Sternum

Humerus

Rib

Radius

Ulna

Pelvis

Carpals

Metacarpals

Phalanges

Femur

Patella

Fibula

Tibia

Tarsals

Metatarsals

Cervical Vertebrae (7)

Scapula

Thoracic Vertebrae (12)

Lumbar Vertebrae (5)

Coccyx

Calcaneus

Check out anterior muscles here and posterior muscles here.

Anatomy for Pilates Instructors Part Two

June 14, 2014 Jessica Schultz

Posterior Muscles to Identify (some are repeats from Anterior):

Sternocleidomastoid

Trapezius

Teres major

Latissimus dorsi

External oblique

Gluteus medius

Gluteus maximus

Vastus lateralis

Biceps femoris

Semimembranosus

Gastrocnemius

Deltoid

Triceps

Extensor carpi ulnoris

Flexor carpi ulnaris

Gracilis

Semitendinosus

Soleus

Achilles tendon

For anterior muscles click here, bones click here.

Anatomy for Pilates Teachers Part One

June 14, 2014 Jessica Schultz

Of the over 200 muscles that puts our skeletal frame into motion, focus your study on:

Anterior Muscles:

Frontalis

Orbicularis oculi

Orbicularis oris

Brachialis

Pronator teres

Brochiorodialis

Flexor carpi radialis

Iliopsoas

Gracilis

Vastus medialis

Sternocleidomastoid

Deltoid

Pectoralis major

Biceps

Rectus abdominis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Sartorius

Gastrocnemius

Tibialis anterior

Soleus

Paroneus longus

For Posterior Muscles click here, Bones to know click here.

What If?

April 20, 2014 Jessica Schultz

What if what scares you becomes the best thing ever?

So my son came home the other day and told me that the monkey bars are "dumb." In five-year-old kid speak, that translates as "hard." So I've been encouraging him, when we're at the park, to try them different ways -- with me spotting him, supporting his body, pointing out the finder details of other kids' technique...

Ah, the joys of having a parent that studies movement...

And here's what I've learned - the monkey bars are hard. Really hard. And a total core workout. And kinda, um, scary.

I could see fear thoughts when they would drift into my son's brain because it changed how he moved -- more cautious, less sure. So finally, I asked him, "What are you scared of"

"Falling."

"Ok, so do it."

"What?"

"Let go."

So my son let go after he hung for awhile, and he landed on two feet, looked up at me, smiled, and said, "That was fun! I'm going to do that again! I'm going to be an expert faller!"

So what is the scariest thing for you right now? Snake on Reformer? Candlestick on Cadillac? Signing up for an Introductory Series? Registering for a Pilates training?

It may be just the thing that you are best at, the most fun you'll ever have.

Just. Let. Go.