Finally Tone Your Triceps with This Simple Tip
“I exercise my arms all the time, but when I wave goodbye, my flags keep waving long after my hand has stopped.” A client made this joke at the beginning of a Pilates mat class I taught years ago. The “flags” in question? You guessed it, her triceps. It was a funny way to […]
Sitting All Day? Fix the Slouch and Back Pain with this Easy Exercise
“My back is really hurting from sitting at a desk all day. What can I do?” “My computer slouch is creeping up on me worse than ever. What can I do?” I get asked great questions like these on a regular basis. With so many of us sitting (or standing) at a computer nowadays, […]
A Simple Technique to Activate Your Lower Abs
If you’ve ever tried finding your lower abdominal muscles, there’s a good chance you did so by “pulling your navel into your spine,” or, if you were lying on your back, flattening your low back to the ground. These are popular techniques, but when you engage your abs this way, you unknowingly fail to […]
Build Bone Density & Improve Balance with this Standing Exercise
Leg Circles are a traditional Pilates mat exercise where you lie on your back and try to keep your hips still as one leg moves in a circular motion. It’s a challenging exercise for sure, and it’s also one of Joseph Pilates’ original exercises from his book “Return to Life Through Contrology,” first published […]
Maintain Limber Hips at Any Age with This Simple Standing Exercise
Keeping your hips limber and pain-free is easier than you might think, and so is regaining flexibility that’s long lost—even if your hips feel like they’ve already set in cement. One of the most crucial things you can do is move your hips often and in a variety of different ways. For example, when […]
Use This Technique to Save Your Neck and Strengthen Your Arms
It might sound dramatic, but what you’ll learn in today’s post would’ve saved my hairstyling career twenty years ago. Doing hair requires holding the arms up—a LOT! Add to it unconsciously lifting your shoulders with your arms for hours on end while holding a professional-grade blow dryer, brush or scissors, and you get […]
