by Lesley Davenport | Aug 1, 2018 | PILATES
If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. If it is completely flexible at 60, you are young. – Joseph H. Pilates Our spine connects to our entire body. This includes our nervous system, the brain, our limbs, the intrinsic core and our organs....
by Lesley Davenport | Aug 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Thank you Allie Castello for writing this piece. Hug the midline is a cue many teachers use and clients hear on a regular basis. But what does it actually mean? To understand this cue, we first must back up and understand what a cue is and why we use it. Cues are...
by Lesley Davenport | Aug 1, 2018 | PILATES
The intrinsic core consists of the Diaphragm Transvesrus abdominals Posterior fibers of internal oblique Pelvic floor Multifidus (back muscles) and the Lumbar portions of longissimus and iliocastalis I share this breakdown of intrinsic core not to go deeper in the...
by Lesley Davenport | Aug 1, 2018 | PILATES
A joint is a movable body part in which adjacent bones are joined by ligaments and other fibrous tissues. A joint is constructed to allow for different degrees and types of movement. When your Pilates teacher gives you the cue, “Open up your hips, Open your...
by Lesley Davenport | Aug 1, 2018 | PILATES
Tower is Pilates most popular class. It offers a very work-out experience, one which our society has come to know as “Oh I got a good workout” because in Tower class, you move every part of your body. Students love it because it is well balanced, and has the feel of...
