Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Yoga pants work just as well for Pilates and they do for yoga. Except -- some of them have elastic waist bands and are cut so low that when we do certain Pilates exercises we end up (so sue me) showing a lot more than we want to. Pilates Roll ...
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
One of my favorite things about Pilates is that it has practical applications in daily life. We take what we learn in Pilates class and walk out onto the street with better posture, freer breathing, and improvements in core strength and flexibility that translate into everything else we do.
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
Double Straight Leg Lower Lift is a very effective abdominal workout, working both the upper and lower abdominals. Provided that you learn to do it correctly this exercise is an ideal core strength builder. Follow these step by step instructions and learn to protect your back as you get a ...
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
If you were keeping up with the exercises of the week through the holidays and the past month or so, you know that during that time I introduced 4 excellent new Pilates ball videos made for us by Movements Afoot studio in NYC. We added these to a great set ...
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