Tight Hip Flexors? Tips to manage a Pilates Mat Class.
Pilates Mat classes focus on core strength but for some, the work is felt in the hip flexor muscles instead. Simple tips to improve muscle balance can help shift the work back to the abdominals.
Stretching: Helpful or harmful?
Multiple studies have indicated negative effects from stretching regimes including a loss of strength and a greater chance of injury. Adjusting your stretching regime may help you gain mobility without a loss of power.
The Challenge of Verbal Editing
“See all. Ignore most. Correct the essential.”
This Eric Franklin quote highlights the challenge we face as teachers in deciding when to correct and when it’s more powerful and positive to pass. It’s not about the cue it’s about the result.
The Pilates Process™ Approach
Teacher training: Adapting Pilates to the person, not the person to Pilates. With the Pilates Process™ approach our concern isn’t that the client performs Pilates well, though that will eventually happen over time. Our aim is that Pilates serves the client well...
Could Your Core Strengthening Exercises Be Making Your Back Pain Worse?
Core exercises are often prescribed for chronic low back pain. Core strength and core stability exercises are different. Know which exercises and cues work for you.