The Pros and Cons of metrics from someone familiar with medical devices who also teaches Pilates. With the New Year comes resolutions and gumption to fulfill said resolutions. Maybe you got a gift card for Pilates classes! Perhaps you received a Fitbit or Apple watch to help you track your progress. Whatever motivated your fitness goal, there are lots of tech-y gadgets out there to offer performance statistics. But do gadgets help or could they hinder our fitness too? Our…
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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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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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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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