Modification changes an exercise but keeps its original intent.

Fitness training that is designed, through exercise, to mimic and improve the kinds of movement activities that people perform in everyday life.

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.

The most frequently asked questions about Pilates exercise and practice. Things you might want to know but don't know who or how to ask.

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.

Is your instructor encouraging you to zip it up? To "zip up" is to drop the chest, pull in all of your abdominal muscles, and to engage the pelvic floor. The image comes from pretending that you are putting on a pair of very tight jeans.