Pilates Scene

Shari Berkowitz shows how versatile the small ball can be as a substitute for the larger equipment.

A Russian version of ways to use your ball. You will need to mute, she can really talk, and talk……

And the glossy professional DVD version with annoying mood music. But some nice moves.

Wowee, lookie what I found.

Very interesting. A contentious issue. I think imprinting works for some and neutral works for others. Look forward to your thoughts.

As opposed to ‘immature’.
Taken from the latest IDEA fitness journal, principles on training the oldies. Hey, I’ll be one soon enough, so I take the liberty. Continue reading…

A wonderful resource for you and your clients when it comes to the ins and outs of ex prescription. It includes references to resistance training and stretching. Most excellent research based read, from the official journal of the American College of Sports Med.

An excellent brief review of some research on tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis came through from Rick K’s blog this week. He talks about three research papers on tennis elbow, which of course can come from a variety of causes. Continue reading…

The results are in -

Contraction of the transversus abdominis significantly decreases the laxity of the sacroiliac joint. This decrease in laxity is larger than that caused by a bracing action using all the lateral abdominal muscles. Continue reading…

Research has shown that a low level non traumatic knee pain can turn nto something a little more problematic,

Nearly half (42.1%) of patients had an unfavorable 6-year outcome, including 131 patients (38.6%) with persistent knee complaints and 17 patients (5.0%) who underwent knee replacement surgery.

Her words, not mine.

Exercises for pregnancy on the Wunda Chair with some Smartspine additions.

Exercise and the menopausal woman

“The menopausal transition is the stage in a woman’s life where she may be faced with physical, lifestyle, and health challenges that range from more temporary symptoms Continue reading…