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Abdominals

Do you mean what you say?

November 19, 2021 //  by Holly Wallis

“Be mindful when it comes to your words. A string of some that don’t mean much to you may stick with someone for a lifetime.” Rachael Wolchin As teachers of movement, in whatever capacity, we use our words in the form of “cues” to help our clients find a movement, a position, a shape, stability, …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Ab Curl, Abdominals, Abs, Biomechanics, Body Harmonics, bones, brain, central nervous system, eccentric contraction, glutes, isometric contraction, joint, knee, leg, lumbopelvic rhythm, Movement, Muscle Contraction, muscle patterns, muscles, musculoskeletal system, neutral spine, pelvic floor, pelvis, Pilates, Pilates Education, Pilates Teacher, Pilates Teacher Training, shoulder, shoulder girdle. neck, spine

Cueing the Breath: A Blessing and a Curse

November 13, 2021 //  by Holly Wallis

One of the quintessential Pilates Principles is Breathing. Seems like an obvious task, but amazingly a significant challenge for many, especially with the amount of focus asked of them in a typical Pilates session. Joseph Pilates himself explains in his manifesto, Return to Life Through Contrology that to breathe properly we should “SQUEEZE EVERY ATOM …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Ab Curl, Abdominals, Bicep Curl, Breath, Breathing, Exercise, Inner Unit, Intra-Abdominal Pressure, Joseph Pilates, Movement, Muscle, Muscle Activation, Pilates, Pilates Breathing, Pilates Principles, Pilates Reformer, Pilates Teacher, Power House, Return to Life, spine, Transversus Abdominis

The Core: Function over Fashion

November 9, 2021 //  by Holly Wallis

Core Stability continues to be all the rage in the fitness and medical field. As Pilates Professionals, all of us have had new clients mention that Pilates was suggested to them by their Physician to improve core stability. Have you ever asked these clients what that means to them? The answers are often the same. …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Ab Curl, Abdominals, Abs, Biomechanics, Body Harmonics, Core, Core Stability, Fitness, Gym, Health, Locomotor Systems, Movement, Movement Pattern, Movement Professional, Muscle, Pilates, Pilates Instructor, Pilates Teacher

Clench it or Move it? That is still the question.

November 6, 2021 //  by Holly Wallis

Since the exercise craze of the ’80s, we have seen many variations of the “Butt Crunch”, “Ab Crunch”, anything you can crunch–and the more the better, right? The action of a Butt Crunch is a repeated squeeze of the buttocks while sitting or standing–and squeeze and squeeze and squeeze. With the promise of a more …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Abdominals, Biomechanics, Body Harmonics, Exercise, Gluteus Maximus, isometric contraction, Movement, Movement Professional, Muscle, Muscle Contraction, Pilates, Pilates Studio, Pilates Teacher

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Neurophysiology 101
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