When it comes to building a healthy body, there are benefits to intense sweaty workouts as well as rest, relaxation, and recovery sessions. But where does “release” fit into the balance and what does it mean? At Pure Movement, release work means using a soft prop to gently manipulate and relax the fascial connective tissue to improve blood and lymphatic circulation, whole body alignment, and relieve pain. So what is “release work”? Release work is the gentle manipulation of the…
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Pilates, with it’s amazing benefits can be a tool through what is an incredibly new, life-altering and nerve-wracking experience for you; pregnancy! Your body during pregnancy, both physically, mentally, hormonally goes through an immense amount of changes. And for some of our students, a benefit of Pilates during pregnancy is just to maintain some level of normalcy. Below we offer some things to think of as you’re moving through pregnancy and still wanting to maintain your Pilates practice. Starting a…
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Previously we talked about finding your core to support graceful, coordinated movement. But it’s also worth noting, that your core is not some separate unit outside of the body to train in isolation. Your core is the bridge between the upper and lower body. Thus core mobility is that synergistic movement of the muscles within your trunk which extend and flex the spine. Pilates can help improve this freedom and mobility of your core to improve whole-body movement and decrease…
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First off, know that abdominal strength doesn’t have anything to do with the superficial six-pack we’re sold by the larger world of fitness and diet culture. Let’s just get that out of the way! In the Pilates world, finding your core is about understanding when and how to activate your abdominals to support graceful, coordinated movement. Some very important reasons to find and exercise your core: Improves the overall stability of your trunk. Transfers power to your extremities, be it during daily activities or for…
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A Healthy Spine knows when to be stable and when to be limber, when to brace against external forces and when to transfer those external forces throughout the body. In these 6 Pilates mat exercises, we’ll look at some stretches to increase mobility, as well as exercises to increase stability, all to build a healthy spine. Your body’s ability to pass back and forth between a strong spine and a fluid spine; whether twisting, stretching, walking, and/or running, is what…
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More and more, we are looking for resistance exercises that support overall health. When strength training, assess and develop a baseline for your body’s stability and mobility. Your strength training program should challenge your shoulders to help improve posture and help eliminate low back pain, especially for women. Do an initial body assessment to provide a strong foundation from which to build a more complex strength training program to come. Start by assessing your posture in the two most compromised…
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