Recent Posts Tagged With 'exercises'

• Rolling Like a Ball

  Posted on Saturday April 18th, 2009 at 18:49 in exercises

  Perhaps the most whimsical exercises we do in Pilates is all the rolling and rocking exercises. In the mat repertoire, Rolling Like a Ball is the first fundamental place to start learning the "rolling" concept. Having said that, the exercise should...

• Teaser

  Posted on Sunday February 1st, 2009 at 21:39 in exercises

  Today let's dissect another hard to perform exercise....the fold-up teaser. Since this one falls towards the end of the matwork repetoire, we need all the mental and physical energy possible to complete it.First start lying down on your back, legs s...

• Oh........The Neck Pull

  Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 21:55 in exercises

  Is this exercise everyone's nemesis or what? Is it because the abs are tired by the time we get to it? Let's break this one down a bit.Start lying down on your back with feet as wide as your mat flexed (or slightly wider than hip width apart). The...

• the hundreds

  Posted on Monday November 24th, 2008 at 11:38 in exercises

  Those of us that practice Pilates are well aware of the exercise the hundreds. It is the staple to any core training workout. There are a ton of different ways to execute the exercise. Let's take a look at a handful of different versions.As usual,...

• Everything Old is New Again

  Posted on Wednesday June 18th, 2008 at 14:06 in exercises, insight

  One of the things that I love about Pilates is how versatile the exercises can be. It is amazing how you can take an exercise from one apparatus and put it on another to give it a totally different feeling and meaning.Have you ever taken the rowing ...

• Pilates Exercise of the Week - Hip Lift

  Posted on Wednesday March 5th, 2008 at 10:37 in exercises

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