Pilates Foam Roller Fun

Friday, February 5th, 2010

When I first got into foam rollers I saw them as a great stretch and relaxation tool, and maybe a prop to help with certain exercises. But lately, Pilates people have been getting downright ingenious with these things. I recently reviewed an MP3 foam roller and ring workout from ...

Exercise of the Week: Chest Lift w Rotation on the Ball

Friday, February 5th, 2010

This week we introduce yet another wonderful video made for us by Movements Afoot studio in NYC. What I love here is that we get to progress an exercise from basic Pilates breathing and scooping the abs, to chest lift on the ball, to adding a twist rotation, and then ...

Pilates Success Stories

Monday, February 1st, 2010

"I was struggling with constant pain in my upper back due to scoliosis and also a recurring sacroiliac injury. I was a bag of disorganized bones held together by skin - at least that's what it felt like." read more That's how one reader describes her experience before Pilates. Overcoming ...

Notes on Toning the Inner Thighs

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

You can do inner leg lifts 'till you leg falls off and still not get the inner thigh tone you are looking for. Why? Because the inner thigh area is actually a complex of muscles that have different different functions and actions. Let me take a wild guess that ...