Practice Pilates, and Stand Up for YOUrself
A Moment for the Hammies Source: www.cartoonstock.com Strong and Supple: Why Your Hamstrings Need Both in Pilates (and in Life) Let’s talk about the back of your legs. Not just stretching them — though yes, we’ll get there.Not just strengthening them — though that matters even more than you think. Let’s talk […]
Age is Just a Number! What’s your mental age? Find out here! What’s your balance age? Find out here! What Pilates exercise do you see here? The ability to balance on one leg is a simple yet informative indicator of overall health, particularly as it relates to neuromuscular aging and fall risk. It can be […]
Pilates: because smaller muscles need love, too. ~ a post on Instagram It’s that time of year – March MATness! An annual and worldwide social media campaign with the hashtag of #marchmatness that celebrates the Pilates Mat work throughout the month of March that was started in 2014 by Benjamin Degenhardt. The campaign was inspired […]
Walk This Way Source: https://specialistortho.com.sg/educational-resources/all-you-need-to-know-about-walking-gait/ Source: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/sualization-of-five-abnormal-gait-patterns-a-In-toeing-and-outtoeing-gait-patterns_fig2_334489846 Let’s explore why your gait matters more than you think. “Walking is a full-body conversation—your gait tells the story.” ~ a fictional character named Araragi from the Japanese anime series Monogatari. Walking—your gait—is the most repetitive functional movement in your entire life. But many people don’t think about […]
Keep Calm and Carry On Source: www.istockphoto.com We’ve covered training our pushing muscles and our pulling muscles. Now let’s explore our carrying strength as we continue our series of functional fitness movements for an aging population. How well do you connect your arms to your back? How do you lift objects? How strong is your […]
The Power of Pulling Source: https://www.shutterstock.com All we actually have is our body and its muscles that allow us to be under our own power. ~ Allegra Kent As much as we need to be able to push as far as a functional movement pattern goes, we also need the opposite action of a pull. Let’s […]
Happy, Healthy Hips Hinge Source: https://www.endurancephysio.net/news/2017/11/10/movement-mechanice-matter-exercise-highlight-hip-hinge “Lift with your hips, not your back honey.” – someone’s grandma? Continuing our series of functional fitness movements for an aging population – we have the hinge this month. What are Hinges? The hips are the axis of rotation where you bend forward at the hips while keeping your […]
Twist (and Shout!) Source: https://www.hola.com/estar-bien/20240828709581/ejercicio-pilates-spine-twist-beneficios/ Source: https://www.wikihow.fitness/Do-the-Corkscrew-in-Pilates You are only as young as your spine is flexible. If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. If it is completely flexible at 60, you are young. ~ Joseph Pilates Continuing our series of functional fitness movements for an aging population – we have […]
To Lunge or Not To Lunge Source: https://en.ac-illust.com/clip-art/24941031/woman-doing-lunge-training “If you don’t make time for exercise, you’ll probably have to make time for illness” —Robin Sharma Continuing our series of functional fitness movements for an aging population – we have lunges this month. What is the Purpose of a Lunge? Lunging for balance is an awesome […]
Drop It Low, and Stand Back Up = Squats Copyright: Tamara Baleika | Dreamstime.com “Seniors that exercise regularly are less likely to depend on others … If self-reliance is a priority, exercise is one of the best ways to maintain independence for older adults.” —Senior Lifestyle In last month’s blog, we started talking about functional […]