Midline definition: an anatomical term describing an invisible line down the middle of the body.

An oppositional stretch is a stretch that extends the body in opposing directions at the same time.

The legs are in tabletop position when the knees are bent so that the thighs are perpendicular to the floor and the shins are parallel to the floor.

Some people call the scapula the wingbones because of their position on the back and their flat, triangular, wing-like shape.

A counter stretch is an exercise that stretches the body in an opposite way than the exercise you performed before it. It usually stretches the opposing muscles, as well.

Contrology is the original term that Joseph Pilates used to describe the Pilates method.

A definition of the term, abdominals, as used in pilates exercises.

Pilates is both a term for a system exercise and the name of a the Person who founded the Pilates method of exercise, Joseph Pilates.

Pilates stance refers to a slightly turned out position of the legs. The legs are rotated outward at the hip, leaving the heels together and the toes apart. This leg position is used in many Pilates exercises.

The Pilates reformer is an original and important piece of Pilates equipment.