Pilates Scene

According to research coming out of Chicago labelled as ‘the best study of exercise in asymptomatic women that we have’, there is a new formula for calculating a woman’s maximum heart rate during exercise. They way I read it, it seems to work out a little lower than before.

The new formula is 206 minus 88% of your age. Read why here at the New York Times.

The Female Pelvis Anatomy and Exercises by Blandine Calais-Germain.

I have a bedside table full of Pilates books, this one is fantastic.

The drawings are multi dimensional, the exercises are realistic and her content is useful and very relevant to the work we do. Best Pelvis book I have seen. Pgs 14-25 must read.

We don’t get access to Instructors that have undergone Romana Kryzanowska’s original certification program very often. Next month, a national tour is underway in Australia for two such people. Continue reading…

Pilates Enthusiasts : S2E01 : Working on Rounded Shoulders from Balanced Body Pilates on Vimeo.

Powernouse Pilates has moved to Balgowlah, from it’s long term home in Manly. In order to make a big splash celebrating the relocation, the Pilates supacentre as it’s affectionately known, is offering a day of free classes and appointments, allowing you to test their wares and go where you may not have gone before on the exercise front.

Read more about the OPEN DAY 14 August 2010.

We use this position in our Pilates assessment protocol and here is a good video teaching you how to get into the position, what to look for and what it tells you about hip musculature.

Because we think they should, and we know best what they need. They don’t. AND Joseph did.

I have been doing this for a while with my massages, and here is a little story on bartering your Pilates skills for other services.