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Pilates Back Exercises: Mobilize the Ribs, Stretch and Strengthen the Spine

Spread Eagle

Pilates Exercise Video Tips to Incorporate the Spread Eagle Exercise into your Workouts As a part of my “Secret” Training Tips for Mobilizing the Ribcage article series, I made this bonus exercise video to give you an example of one of my favorite Pilates back exercises for extension.  Before we add spine twisting and rotation [...]

Posted by Aliesa George in All Posts, Pilates Exercises, Techniques & Teaching Tips, Videos.

Stop Doing Kegels – Start Doing Deep Squats: Pelvic Floor Advice for a Healthy Body & Well-Placed Pelvis

Full Squats for Whole-Body Health

A friend of mine just sent me this article and it’s worth sharing with you!  Are you still young and healthy?  Are deep full squats still easy for you?  Or are you one of the millions of people suffering from Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, hip, or back pain?  I shudder at the thought of all the [...]

Posted by Aliesa George in All Posts, Links to Interesting Articles, Pilates.

Pilates Training for Healthy Hips

Pilates Training for Healthy Hips

Another Centerworks Awesome Workshop! Exercise Strategies To Improve Hip Strength, Flexibility, and Mobility Pilates Training for Healthy Hips Workshop coming to Pilates Performance & Rehab in Lawrence KS. This 3-hour Centerworks® Awesome workshop with Pilates and functional movement expert, Aliesa George, is designed for experienced Pilates students, and Pilates teachers to discover exercises and learn [...]

Posted by Aliesa George in All Posts, Exercise and Fitness, Workshops.

Return to Life! Use Pilates Training To Improve Structural Health

Pilates

Get a Better Body, Mind, Spirit – Tall Posture – and Enjoy Fabulous Whole-Body Health It’s Never Too Late to Improve Your Structure and Improve Your Health! One of the most fascinating and fabulous things about the human structure is, that regardless of your age, or how long you’ve had the functional movement habits that [...]

Posted by Aliesa George in All Posts, Functional Movement, Pilates.

Help Me Stop Gripping My Hip Flexors During Pilates Exercises

How To Get the Most Benefits from Your Pilates Core Training Exercises Q & A from the Abs vs. Thighs Articles I received a nice note from Kristi with some questions about her Pilates exercise technique and how to get her Quads & Hip Flexors (i.e. the Rectus Femoris muscle) to stop gripping and grabbing [...]

Posted by Aliesa George in All Posts, Functional Movement, Pilates, Pilates Exercises, Techniques & Teaching Tips.

Reduce Neck Pain and Improve Functional Movement: The Benefits of Exercising the Tongue During Pilates Exercises

The Tongue and Pilates Exercise Technique

Have you ever thought about what your tongue is doing during exercise?  Do you realize that what your tongue is doing in your mouth can really make a difference for improving Pilates exercise technique, reducing neck tension and neck pain, and improving functional movement? If you or your Pilates clients are interested in:  Better breathing [...]

Posted by Aliesa George in All Posts, Pilates, Pilates Exercises, Techniques & Teaching Tips.

Core Strength-Pilates Exercise Video for Abdominals: Little Pulses

Having great core strength means that you’ve got a balance between strong abs and a flexible back allowing you to move easily through each exercise during your Pilates workouts.  A while ago I posted an article on my blog about improving abdominal strength and spine articulation with the benefits of adding pulsing to Pilates exercises.  [...]

Posted by Aliesa George in All Posts, Pilates, Pilates Exercises, Techniques & Teaching Tips.

Pilates Exercises for Twisting and Improving Rotation of the Spine

In a workshop a few years ago with my Pilates mentor, Dianne Miller, she made a comment that has really stuck in my brain. “Twisting exercises facilitate improved flexion and extension of the spine.” Don’t know why I never realized that little gem on my own, but how true it is. Think about getting water [...]

Posted by Aliesa George in All Posts, Pilates, Pilates Exercises, Techniques & Teaching Tips.

Helpful Tips To Improve Pilates Exercises

Discover helpful tips and strategies for getting the most from your Pilates exercises to improve your ability to bend and articulate every segment of the back smoothly and easily. I’ve been on a rant the last couple of weeks with my Pilates clients with the goal of helping them to improve their 100’s curl, as [...]

Posted by Aliesa George in All Posts, Pilates Exercises, Techniques & Teaching Tips.

Six Easy Ways to Reduce Neck Tension during Pilates Exercise with Better Breathing Habits

I’ve seemed to have a flurry of issues with Pilates clients lately who are dealing with neck pain. And with the Optic Neuritis that I’ve been dealing with for the past 6 months, the tension in my neck has been an issue too!  Whether we end up with increased neck pain from an accident, injury, [...]

Posted by Aliesa George in All Posts, Breathing, Pilates Exercises, Techniques & Teaching Tips.