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Joseph H. Pilates has some excellent words of wisdom for improving flexibility. It’s not all about stretching… But balanced muscle development to allow the work and release to happen for movement in a full range of motion with our body and joints. Enjoy this quote from his book, Return to Life.
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Posted by Aliesa George in Quotes.
Practicing Pilates-Style Movements Can Lead To Better Health & Fitness When Mowing the Lawn By Tonya Bronleewe After reading Aliesa’s blog about using Pilates to strengthen your body for this summer’s gardening, I was inspired to think about Pilates while I mowed the lawn. As a Centerworks Pilates student for the last 5 years, I […]
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Posted by tonyab in Guest Bloggers, Pilates.
Top 5 Pilates Training Tips to Stay Healthy and Help Avoid Knee, Hip and Back Pain While Having Fun Working in the Yard and Gardening It’s that time of year again; Mother Nature is calling us outside to play in the garden. It’s time to pull weeds, plant and clean things up so that we […]
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Posted by Aliesa George in Back Pain, Pilates.
Abs vs. Thighs: The Pilates Hundred Exercise with Feet in Straps or Leg Springs This article is PART 4 OF 6 – in the series of articles about Abs vs. Thighs. To effectively work the Abdominals for core conditioning it is optimal to target the core when the Quadriceps muscles are relaxed. To help get […]
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Posted by Aliesa George in Pilates, Pilates Exercises, Techniques & Teaching Tips.
Lots of people focus time during their workouts on improving core conditioning with abdominal exercises. But when the initiation to do the work for a sit-up exercise starts with the hip flexors and Quads, it limits the ability to move freely for functional movement and full range of motion. Plus, while the abs might fatigue […]
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Posted by Aliesa George in Pilates, Pilates Exercises, Techniques & Teaching Tips.
When doing the Intermediate/Advanced version of the One Leg Circle with a Twist in Pilates Matwork, there are some really important things to pay attention to for maximum benefits, support, and ease of movement to execute this exercise well. Body awareness, and being able to quickly activate the muscles that twist & untwist the body […]
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Posted by Aliesa George in Pilates, Pilates Exercises, Techniques & Teaching Tips.
I was working with a client this week, and we got off on a discussion about the use of mirrors for Pilates exercise programs. In the 3 different Pilates studio locations I’ve owned – I had mirrors everywhere! However, right now, I’m teaching in a space with no mirrors… Well, actually, I’ve got a small, […]
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Posted by Aliesa George in Pilates, Pilates Exercises, Techniques & Teaching Tips.