The difference between manual therapy techniques that target muscle tissue and your body’s connective tissue. Both myofascial release, which is self-massage addressing your fascia, and a massage seek to positively effect your mobility by relaxing muscles, improving blood and lymphatic circulation and stimulating stiff or underactive tissues. Following we break down the difference between myofasical release versus massage. Massage What it means: A general term for applying pressure, rubbing, or kneading the soft tissue, including the muscles, tendons, connective tissue,…
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These tried-and-true Pilates exercises go beyond your studio class and work your whole body fitness, whether in the gym, a part of your warm-up, or your cooldown! Pilates Bridge Exercise Why we love it. Strengthening and stretching for the lower body and core. A bridge is the perfect reverse exercise for your sitting behavior. It combines the flexion of your hamstrings and core while lengthening and stretching your hip flexors. Pilates Chest Lift Exercise Why we love it. Deceptively simple,…
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Beyond building strength, Pilates builds your ability to endure strain on your muscles for more extended periods! You’ve just started Pilates classes, or you’ve returned from even just a two-week hiatus, and you’re jumping into a class. You’re moving along feeling pretty good, but – OMG! Was that a charley horse? – You’re keeping up, but – Oh! The burn! That’s muscle fatigue related to your overall muscular endurance, and Pilates is here to help. What is Muscle Endurance? You…
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How Exercise Benefits Your Brain Function Have you ever had to jog your mind? Or pick someone’s brain? Perhaps, some days, your mind feels like a sieve! Or you can’t wrap your brain around something? Exercise can benefit your brain! As young as 8, we know exercise benefits brain development. But across our lifespan, physical activity is so vital for our brains to help with cognition, reduce anxiety and depression, and improve our quality of life and sleep patterns. Here…
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The difference between range of motion and length of muscle tissue. The distinction between mobility and flexibility can be confusing. Many of us walk into the studio knowing we have pain, but we might not know if it is because of joint inhibition or muscle tightness. Following, we break down the difference between mobility and flexibility related to Pilates. Mobility What it means: Mobility is the ability of a joint to move freely. It’s the lubrication of a joint and…
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Own your workouts, squeeze all the juice out of each exercise, and walk out empowered to move through life. At Pure Movement, we’re excited to kick off our first-ever fitness challenge! Our first challenge focuses on how the mindful movement method of Pilates can empower you both in and outside of the studio. What does feeling empowered mean to us? It means gaining the independence to move and having confidence in your Pilates practice so that you can control of…
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