Something we have known for a while, at a gut level if nothing else, is that with abdominal support and the segmental stabilisation it provides, many movements can be made safer for our clients. Continue reading…
If you are into sharing, engaging dialogue and want to make contact with other studio owners, or find Instructors across our wide brown land, try our LinkedIn community. Started just a week or so ago, a new forum for Aust Instructors to share, chat and chastise.
You first need to register with Linkedin, but that’s easy and free, then come join us
‘Pilates Instructors of the Southern Hemisphere Unite’. Truly daggy name I know, any better ideas appreciated.
A Physio, with a teaching degree then went on to do a business marketing diploma. He now owns a chain of Physio practices and get this, doesn’t even need to work in them much anymore, preferring to spend time with his family. Well, show me a Pilates practitioner that has hit those heights, go on. Continue reading…
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.
Presented by Christine Kent from Wholewoman.com, this informative video provides some clear and simple information on issues around prolapse. Thank you to the lovely reader who shared this with me!
Stuart McGill has written a great article for IDEA fitness on the pain of the lower back. The gluteal amnesia he refers to is a familiar syndrome in the Pilates context isn’t it? Continue reading…
“Research has shown that contracting trunk muscles degrades postural control. Weak or dysfunctional abdominal muscles will not lead to back pain. Tensing the trunk muscles is unlikely to provide any protection against back pain or reduce the recurrence of back pain.” Quotes from the article. Continue reading…
An intriguing piece from the JBMT October 2007 from our friend Mr Chaitow. Read about the pelvic floor, SI joint and how it all fits together. Continue reading…