Functional Role of Internal and External Visual Imagery: Preliminary Evidences from Pilates

Table 1

Experimental procedure. Each participant started randomly with either shoulder bridge or standing roll down.

Demonstration	Pause	Phase 1	Pause	Phase 2	Interval	Phase 3
Shoulder bridge (SB)
The instructor shows the SB exercise.	30 min	VMI-I perspective: imagine performing SB with closed eyes and with the body in the starting position (supine position)	30 min	VMI-E perspective with closed eyes: imagine the instructor performing SB starting from the initial position (supine position)	3 days	Execution: all participants performed the SB exercise
Standing roll down (SRD)
The instructor shows the SRD exercise.	30 min	VMI-I perspective: imagine performing SRD with closed eyes and with the body in the starting position (standing position)	30 min	VMI-E perspective with closed eyes: imagine the instructor performing SRD starting from the initial position (standing position)	3 days	Execution: all participants performed the SRD exercise