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Muscle

An Ode to my Favorite Muscle

November 19, 2021 //  by Holly Wallis

So, I have a favorite muscle. Is that weird? Do other people have one favorite muscle or is it just me? I guess if you can be especially fond of a physical feature like your eyes, your legs, or whatever else, why not give special honor to a part that no one sees? Well, the …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: back, Body Harmonics, Fitness, Injury, Movement, Muscle, Pain, Pilates, ribs, serratus anterior, shoulder, spinal cord, spinal cord injury. body

Is there still room for biomechanics in Pilates?

November 15, 2021 //  by Holly Wallis

We have been hearing about Biomechanics everywhere these days, it seems like it’s the latest buzzword. In the fitness and health industry, we tend to latch onto one word, muscle or concept then use it, correctly or incorrectly, in every single situation, relevant or not. Let’s step back in time even before Pilates was known …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Biomechanics, Breathing, circulation, Contrology, Joseph Pilates, Movement, Movement Professional, Muscle, physical education, Pilates, Pilates Principles, Pilates Teacher, Posture

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

You know how to move bodies, but do you know HOW the body moves?

November 9, 2021 //  by Holly Wallis

The human body is an exquisitely complicated piece of machinery made up of a complex web of muscles and tissue that support and move its bony structure. Every single day, you work with bodies of all shapes, sizes, and abilities, but how well do you know the intricacies of how the body functions to produce …

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Category: UncategorizedTag: Biomechanics, Body Harmonics, Exercise, Functional Anatomy, Movement, Movement Professional, Muscle, Pilates, Pilates Certification, Pilates Instructor, Pilates Teacher, Pilates Teacher Training, Post-Rehabilitation, Therapeutic Exercise, Yoga

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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Arthritis: The Modern Epidemic
Balance Apparatus
Breathing Mechanics & Protocols
Build a Strong & Supple Spine
Cervical Spine Mechanics & Protocols
Foot & Ankle: The Body’s Spring System
Myofascial Lines of Movement
Neurophysiology 101
Post-Rehab Protocols: Hip & Knee
Post-Rehab Protocols: Shoulder
Post-Rehab Protocols: Spine
Power & Balance for Hip and Knee
Resistance Apparatus
Simplifying the Shoulder Complex
Strength, Balance & Fall Prevention for Seniors

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