Oppositional Energy for Balance and Tone
In Pilates, integration means that no one muscle is solely performing just one movement. “All of our muscles are working all of the time” (whether we know it or not), says my mentor Shari Berkowitz who is a Bio-mechanical specialist and Pilates trainer of teachers.
The importance of muscular integration is to… Read More »
Pilates Builds Strong Abdominals, Essential To A Strong Practice.
Strong healthy abdominals are essential to building a strong Pilates practice, and a mindful connection with our breath, alignment and low abdominals is key to building them!
Strengthening The Abdominals Requires The Following:
Pilates Builds Shoulder Strength . Stability
The muscles around your shoulder blades and rib cage called Serratus Anterior serve as a postural role for your upper body, and keep your shoulder blades on your back, where they belong!
The Serratus Anterior muscles help with good shoulder positioning or as we often say in Pilates “shoulder girdle stability”. Without shoulder stability,… Read More »
Pilates Helps Build Strong . Pliable Hamstrings
Healthy Hamstrings Lead to Improved Posture, Walking and Injury Prevention.
There are three hamstring muscles that literally hang from your sits bones to your lower leg bones. This group of muscles has a direct effect on hips and knees. When the hamstrings are healthy, both strong and long, they play a… Read More »
What does it take to learn a new exercise?
Whether you are new to Pilates, or a seasoned vet, everyone goes through the same process. In order to learn a new exercise, or sequence thereof, our body must build “muscle memory”, proprioception, strength, balance and coordination.
What is muscle memory?
Muscle memory is the result of repeated, practiced… Read More »