Exercise is one of the best ways to build bone mass and improve posture and alignment. Pilates develops balanced muscles through weight-bearing and whole-body exercises that are joint-friendly and build strong bones. What does joint friendly mean? Our sedentary lifestyles and underlying postural habits developed from our activities, or lack thereof, accumulate and affect our overall health. We’ll look at how this creates compression on our joints and makes it difficult, if not painful to move. We’ll look at how…
Breathing is necessary for life and is not consciously something we have to control. In fact, it’s a good thing that it happens automatically, freeing our minds to do other things! But some of us learn to breathe in different ways and we may not be properly coordinating our muscle movement to optimize our fullest breath. So we’ll take some time to discuss how breathing is important for overall health and posture. So what’s happening automatically? The primary muscle we…
How you exercise is just as important as exercise itself. Pilates workouts build elongated, sculpted muscles. Incorporate Pilates to balance muscle recruitment as a part of your overall health related fitness. Types of Muscle Activation Most muscles are composed of either tonic or phasic muscle fibers. This distinction is important because during exercise the different fibers perform differently. Tonic muscles are slow-twitch muscles. They have a low speed of contraction, recruit (or flex) at lower loads of resistance and fatigue…
Pilates workouts can help prevent low back pain. By following the principles of Pilates we’ll look at understanding your body’s natural alignment thus strengthening the muscles that support your low back and spine. What does your low back pain mean? Understanding your low back pain can be hard. If you have general stiffness or mild soreness that comes and goes it may mean there is an imbalance in muscles that support the spine. A Pilates workout can be your tool…
We are following recommended phases to safely reopen our studio so you can continue to exercise. We will keep offering virtual mat classes, adding in private and semi-private students as well as limited group studio classes. YAY! Safely Resuming In-Studio Sessions 1). Wearing sticky socks during your Pilates session (group and private). If you do not own a pair, they are available at the boutique. This will limit skin contact with the equipment. 2). Purchasing your straps: New straps are available for $55 each…
While our studio will still be physically closed March 30th through Monday May 11th (at least), we are ramping up our virtual class schedule and taking virtual privates in the meantime. Here’s how to sign up for our virtual classes. There is no better time to work on your Pilates form! Which Class is the Best Class for Me? Classic Mat Flow and Release + Restore will be more all level classes and have less contraindicated exercises. They are most comparative to our…