For aficionados of Pilates by Lilith

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Across
  1. 4. Former name for the Pilates method, focused on body control.
  2. 6. Pilates apparatus used to strengthen the body and improve posture. Anne-Caroline practices it in pairs.
  3. 7. Muscle that we work to refine the waist. The wasp waist as Lilith says.
  4. 10. blades The French name for the flat, triangle-shaped bones that are part of the shoulder girdle. Céline loves to mobilize them.
  5. 11. An exercise that targets the upper body by lifting the torso. Not always easy to dose when you catch your knees :-)
  6. 12. Bone located at the base of the spine, which we learn to stabilize in Pilates.
  7. 14. Physical conditioning method created by Mr..... You all love it!
  8. 15. A painful sensation often caused by an involuntary muscle contraction. Christine's current friend.
  9. 16. A classic Pilates exercise that involves doing 100 breathing movements. Sarah does double
  10. 18. A Pilates exercise where you lift yourself up into a seated position from a lying position. Sandrine does it every morning :-)
Down
  1. 1. Stretch of the pelvis, taken from the position of an animal which has the same pronunciation as Armenian bread. Marie Alix still wonders about the form?
  2. 2. Surface on which Pilates is often practiced.
  3. 3. A Pilates exercise where you roll onto your back, often used to improve back flexibility. Anna loves it :-)
  4. 5. Pilates exercise where you position yourself on your heels with your arms extended back, imitating an insect. Sophie is doing it with a grimace at the moment
  5. 8. That which is considered simple or without difficulty. Lilith's specialty.
  6. 9. Part of the body that can be fanned in Pilates. Sylvie D thinks about it often.
  7. 10. The action of extending the muscles with an elastic band to improve flexibility. Kay spends her free time there from work.
  8. 13. First name of the founder of the Pilates method.
  9. 17. like a ball: A Pilates exercise where you roll on your back. Audrey has been doing it since she was very young.