These days, it seems like every sleek and lean physique can be accredited to Pilates. In nearly every celebrity interview, when asked how she stays toned and strong, the model or actress inevitably admits that she eats a healthy diet and practices Pilates. However, what exactly is Pilates and what makes it such a fantastic…
1- Avoid Injury There is no doubt that our body gets tighter in winter. This happens for a couple of reasons. One, we are busy trying to stay warn and this can create tension on the muscles, causing tightness. We also tend to not drink enough water in winter, this also contributes to tightness of…
Golf typically doesn’t find itself associated with the physical pounding and taxing of the body as other sports such as basketball, football, or hockey. Nevertheless, one might be quite astonished to uncover the amount of strain that the physique of a golfer truly endures. At each turn of a drive and with each bend of…
According to a recent survey, Pilates continues to be a popular fitness activity in the United States: 9.5 million people participated in Pilates in 2017 (Lock, 2019). Since its humble beginnings in Joseph Pilates’s exercise studio in New York in the 1920s, Pilates has now multiplied into numerous modified workouts offered in various fitness venues…
From slouching over to staying up late to routinely bending their necks and heads to stare at their electronics while texting their friends…it’s no wonder teenagers get a bad rap for their posture. There is something, however, that not only can help postural imperfections, but boost their self-confidence, too. “Because of the technological culture in…
Everybody talks about it. We can all agree that we should all be getting more exercise in during the week, every week. But how do we motivate ourselves to actually do so?
The cold season is traditionally the hardest season for getting active – too rugged up, too cold, too hard… and is the most likely season we will succumb to colds and flu.
Transverse Lunge Targets: Transverse abdominals, glutes, quads, and hamstrings Start in a low lunge with right leg forward and left leg back. Place fingertips on the floor, draw navel in, and lift abdomen off of right quad so you can feel abdominals contract. Maintain this contraction while lightly tapping the toes of left (back) foot…
Relief Stress Tension in your body Pilates makes you feel energized. If you enjoy your workout and stay focused you will feel happy and calm at the end of day.
Pilates stresses power, control, and flexibility in every exercise, three things that are important when playing tennis.
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