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