Pilates Scene

Or ‘logs’ as my friend Fiona calls them. We all use foam rollers at least once a day in our teaching environment and I find clients either love ‘em or hate ‘em. The nicest part can be when you slip off, and lay on the floor to feel a new body in contact with the mat. The nastiest part can be when you encourage clients to use the roller for some myofascial release, mwahahaha! Continue reading…

From John F Barnes, Physiotherapist in 1995.

“Other important factors concerning fascia are:
It supports and stabilizes thus enhancing the postural balance of the body.
It is vitally involved in all aspects of motion and acts as a shock absorber.
It aids in circulatory economy, especially in venous and lymphatic fluids.
Fascial change will often precede chronic tissue congestion. Continue reading…

Benefits in using Franklin balls: release tight muscles, increase sensation in muscles, benefit blood supply and elasticity of muscles, make you feel good too. When you use these balls to release specific muscles it’s good to know you are having a more generalised effect across all the other muscles linking around it. Sheets of connective tissue travel around and through our muscles so when you release one particular spot, it is flowing on through the connective sheets or fascia to benefit other muscles around it. This encourages blood supply, relaxation of the body and assists the flow of information between muscle groups. Continue reading…