Pilates balance split
Pilates health and well being
Lou is Pilates
Lou executing the Pilates Side Twist on the Wunda Chair in her Brooklyn Studio. Notice the rib cage extention and how the energy stretches through her entire body creating the long lines and body control.
The Pilates Method gives you the opportunity to experience graceful, fluid movements with power and strength that you’ve always admired in dancers and athletes. Now you too, can have that grace and control.
Pilates is a wonderful solution to all your bad postural habits. It encourages both muscle development and flexibility in each exercise.
Your body is more likely to get injuries when you have poor posture. Pilates is the Answer.
Core, Strength and Flexibility
Erica working In the Body In Balance Studio in Brooklyn . She is working on deepening her core abdominal muscles, her flexibility and upper back Strength using the Wunda Chair. This seated cat series teaches you to scoop back the transverse stomach muscles which flattens your lower belly. The arms when kept straight encourages the back muscles to work. (Go to our Hand/Scapula article to understand the relationship.)
Pregnant Pilates/Healthy Baby
The Hand-Scapula Relationship
The scapular-humeral rhythm affects the entire arm down to the hand. When the arms picks up an object, the scapula acts like a crane or lever on the back to move the arm in space.
The upward and downward positions of the scapula can be confusing movements to visualize. They refer to the placement of the shoulder blade on the ribs in movement.
Upward rotation of the scapula refers to the healthy movement of the scapula following the lift of the arm. When done correctly, the scapula glides down the back, widens and shapes the ribcage. The tip of the scapula should follow the direction of the hand as it moves up in space. The inferior border of the scapula (the lower tip of the shoulder blade) moves forward toward the armpit and the scapula revolves slightly around the ribs to help move the arm forward. The gliding action brings an easeful depression of the shoulder blade.
Downward rotation of the shoulder blade follows the movement of the arm as it reaches backwards. The superior border of the scapula moves up over the shoulder as the arm extends backwards. You may notice some clients whose scapulae are stuck in downward rotation. Posture, tension around the shoulder girdles and weakness are all possible reasons for this.
Lou Shows Off Her Moves
The Body in Balance Studio
Dakota and Pilates/ The Perfect Mix
The Pilates Studio wouldn’t be the same without first getting a big hello from Dakota. He’s the perfect greeting community for all my clients who love him. He knows where is place is, and does not disrupt and part of your session.
Did you know that owning a dog can be good for your health? Studies show that dog owners can reap many health benefits from their loving companions. At the Body in Balance studio all my clients reap the benefits of feeling the love of a dog.
Our fuzzy buddies offer us constant companionship, loyalty and unconditional love. Many studies have shown that dog owners tend to have lower anxiety levels, lower blood pressure and better heart rates. Some studies have even shown that dog owners can have lower triglyceride and cholesterol levels than non-dog owners with similar dietary and lifestyle habits. Go save a life today, so many animals that need a loving home.
Body in Balance™ Pilates TV
Welcome to my new website. I’m very excited about sharing some educational information and videos with you. The first video will teach you the proper way to execute the roll down and give you some modified versions for home exercise. Also check out Joseph’s video from 1936…It’s quite entertaining
I’ll be putting on different video’s from time to time so you can work out at home, especially while I’m away from the Body in Balance Studio. Now you have no excuses.
