Definitions
Club
Pilates
Flexion
-
ANS
Bending
motion
that
decreases
the
angle
between
adjoining
bones
Extension
-
ANS
Straightening
at
the
joint
so
that
the
angle
between
the
bones
is
increased
Abduction
-
ANS
Movement
away
from
the
midline
of
the
body
Adduction
-
ANS
Movement
toward
the
midline
of
the
body
Lateral
Rotation
-
ANS
Arms
outward...away
from
midline
Medial
Rotation
-
ANS
Arms
inward...towards
midline
Elevation
-
ANS
Movement
of
shoulders
in
a
superior
direction
Depression
-
ANS
Movement
of
shoulders
in
an
inferior
direction
Pronation
-
ANS
Turning
the
soul
of
foot
downward...out
Supination
-
ANS
Movement
that
turns
the
soul
of
foot
in...cup
of
soup
Plantarflexion
-
ANS
Flexing
the
feet
Dorsiflexion
-
ANS
Bending
of
the
foot
or
the
toes
upward.
Eversion
-
ANS
Turning
outward
Protrusion
-
ANS
Moving
shoulders
out
Protraction
-
ANS
Moving
shoulders
forward
Retraction
-
ANS
Moving
a
body
part
backward
Rotation
-
ANS
When
a
body
part
spins
on
its
axis
Midline
-
ANS
An
imaginary
line
drawn
down
the
center
of
the
body,
dividing
it
into
right
and
left
halves.
If
someone
has
a
posterior
tilt...
-
ANS
Tilting
too
much
from
the
back
to
the
front
of
their
pelvis