Table 1.
Pilates training program
| Name of exercise | Description | week |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pilates breathing(bed) | Inhale slowly and deeply, notice the diaphragm coming down, exhale slowly and draw in the abdomen | 1–2 |
| 2. Pelvic clock(bed) | Elevate pelvis toward sky | 1–2 |
| 3. Only bridge(bed) | Bend knees and feet in parallel, elevate pelvis | 1–2 |
| 4. Rolling like a ball(bed) | Bend hip joints and knees, hands behind thighs, roll forward and backward | 1–2 |
| 5. Heel slide (bed) | Bend knees, stretch one side leg and then other leg, alternate | 1–2 |
| Homework | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 | 1–2 |
| 6. Pilates breathing plus | Pilates breathing plus exercise upper limbs | 3–4 |
| 7. Pelvic clock plus | Pelvic clock plus exercise upper limbs | 3–4 |
| 8. Bridge plus | Bridge plus exercise upper limbs | 3–4 |
| 9. Heel slide plus | Heel slide plus exercise upper limbs | 3–4 |
| Homework | 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 | 3–4 |
| 10. Foot work(chair) | Bend knees, legs parallel, bend and stretch hip joints | 5–6 |
| 11. Leg alternately (chair) | Bend knees, one leg bend and other stretch, alternate | 5–6 |
| 12. Side bridge (chair) | One leg on the chair, other leg on the mat, adductor press chair | 5–6 |
| 13. Bridge with a chair | Bridge plus with a chair | 5–6 |
| Homework | 10 + 11 + 12 + 13 | |
| 14. Lateral buckling (standing) | Lateral buckling our trunk plus exercise upper limbs | 7–8 |
| 15. Rotation trunk (standing) | Rotation trunk plus exercise upper limbs | 7–8 |
| 16. Diagonal buckling | Left hand touch right bend thigh, alternate | 7–8 |
| 17. assist squats | Squats with our trunk stabilization | 7–8 |
| 18. resisted squats | Assist squats plus resistance | 7–8 |
| Homework | 14 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 18 | 7–8 |
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