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. 2024 Mar 28;24:74. doi: 10.1186/s12894-024-01451-6

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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