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Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance Strategies
Why It's Hard to Lose Weight? Fat is one of the most stubborn parts of the human body, and most people find it very difficult to lose fat for good. A lot of the time, fat will come off temporarily and will only come back later, much to the dismay of the people who...
Pilates Exercises for Dancers (Barre Workouts)
If you have any experience with Pilates, you know that it provides a great workout, but maybe you are looking for more of a challenge. If that’s the case, barre Pilates might be your next big thing. Traditional Pilates works on your body using non-aerobic movements,...
Pilates Exercises to Help Improve Balance & Mobility
Pilates is one of those oft-misunderstood exercises in the same vein as yoga. Yet, Pilates is incredibly useful when it comes to two core aspects of movement: balance and mobility. Pilates is incredibly good for improving both and can lead to other forms of exercise...
Pilates and Running
With gyms and indoor training facilities being closed down for the time being, many people are looking for different ways to exercise and stay in shape. As the weather changes into summer mode, a lot of people are taking up running for the first time, or getting back...
5 Pilates Moves to Release Lower Back Pain
Let's nail it down. I hear from a number of my clients that they have lower back pain, tension or discomfort. Sometimes it is related to some type of physical activity they do, for example shoveling the snow or lifting boxes or heavy objects, but in few cases low back...
Pelvic Floor Strengthening
The pelvic floor is essentially a web of muscles that acts like a basket holding up your internal organs such as bladder, bowel and uterus. When these muscles become weakened – from things like childbirth, heavy lifting, chronic coughing (basically anything that puts...