In mat work, your main resistance is the weight of your own body and supporting that weight while performing a wide variety of movements. The equipment challenges you and supports your body through the movements. When working with equipment you will work with and...
The Pilates ring, sometimes called a Magic Circle or Power Ring, is a piece of equipment that is about the size of a large steering wheel. It is one of the original tools that Joseph Pilates created to help channel feedback from your body. The ring enhances the...
Day 17 of #MarchMATness give us the Shoulder Bridge, demonstrated by Carolyn from Marlborough Pilates Plus. The key to this movement maintaining a stable pelvis, while the leg swings up and down. This movement strengthens the hip extensors, improves hamstring &...
Day 14 of March MATness. The Double Leg Kick is a great way to get some serious back extensor & shoulder work while conditioning the glutes & hamstrings. Be sure to keep your hip bones stable throughout the exercise, as Margherita, from Pilates Studio 111 in...
The key components of this movement are stabilizing the pelvis and not collapsing into your lower back, while lengthening and strengthening the mid and upper back extensors....
Nothing like a little spinal articulation on this beautiful day! Imagine sitting with your back against a wall and peeling the spine away from the wall, one vertebrae at a time. As the torso flexes forward, imagine the top of the head reaching towards the wall in...
