Pilates Core Cues, Instructor Cue Cards, Mat and Reformer, 132 Drawn Cards

Seller's description

Every class has an abdominal block, and most teachers carry one or two core cues into all of it. The ribs lift as the legs lower, the belly pushes up in the Hundred, the chin jams in the curl, the hips sag in a plank. These 132 cue cards hold the cues for that one region, on the mat and on the reformer, sorted by what the cue has to do. Every card has a close-up drawing of the trunk in the exercise, names the job the core is doing, and tells you the one place to look to see whether the cue landed.

Core Pilates Cue Cards is a printable deck for Pilates instructors. Each card is one cue for one exercise. The cue is the big line. Under it sit the exercise, where it happens (the mat position, or the reformer load and what the spring is doing) and the landmark to watch: the front ribs, the lower belly, the hip bones, the waist, the chin. The band names the core's job (steady, curl, brace, twist or lift), so you can see at a glance whether a class has only curled. The use-when line at the foot names what you see in the client that calls for the card. Print the sheets, cut on the lines, and keep this week's cards by the mat or on the reformer frame.

The deck takes a side on "belly button to spine". Clients hear it three different ways, and one of them is pushing the belly out. No card says it, or asks her to suck in or hold her breath. The cues ask the belly to draw in and narrow while the breath keeps moving, and when the belly domes they shorten the lever: head down, knees bent, legs higher.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED
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✔ 132 core cue cards, four to an A4 sheet with cut margins
✔ 64 mat cards and 68 reformer cards in one deck
✔ Five parts by teaching intent: Alignment, Breath, Imagery, Correction, Transition
✔ The core's job on every card: steady, curl, brace, twist, lift, with a drawing of all five
✔ 25 close-up drawings of the trunk in position, from Chest Lift, the Hundred, the leg stretches, Criss Cross, Teaser and the planks to Coordination, Lower and Lift, the short box, Knees Off and Long Spine Massage; each card shows its own
✔ A landmark to watch on every card, always one you can see in that position, and a drawing of all eight from the front and the side
✔ A find-a-card diagram and an index by exercise with every card number for it
✔ 51 pages, A4 PDF

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PERFECT FOR
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• Mat and reformer instructors who want a second and third way to say the core cue that has stopped landing
• Newly qualified teachers building their eye for the ribs, the belly and the pelvis
• Teachers planning a core block that steadies, curls, braces, twists and lifts
• Studio owners setting a shared cueing standard for the team

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WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT
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✓ Sorted by what the cue has to do, so you find the right kind of cue for the client in front of you
✓ Every card tells you where to look after you speak
✓ Each drawing is a close-up of the trunk, so the shape is clear at a glance
✓ Reformer loads are light, medium or heavy, never a spring color, so the deck works on any brand of reformer
✓ Tactile cards ask first, inside the cue, and keep the hand on the ribs, the waist and the back

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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• Digital download: one A4 PDF (51 pages). No physical item is sent.
• Print and cut the card sheets, or read them on a tablet.
• For personal teaching use. Please do not resell or share the file.

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DISCLAIMER
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These cards are a professional resource for trained Pilates instructors. They are not medical advice. Long-lever abdominal work, rolling over and planks may not suit some backs and necks, pregnancy, the months after birth, abdominal separation or recent abdominal surgery; clients with back pain or a medical condition should clear their exercise with their healthcare provider first. The cues are examples of instructor language; use them with your own training and judgment in the room.