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The Benefits of Pilates

The PILATES theme of the week is THE BENEFITS OF PILATES:                       The Benefits of Pilates Practicing Pilates regularly has many benefits: Improved flexibility Greater strength and muscle tone More...

Joseph Pilates

The PILATES theme of the week is JOSEPH PILATES: Joseph Pilates said: “Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. It is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body as well as a sound mind, fully capable of naturally and satisfactorily...

Spinal Side Flexion (Side Bending)

The PILATES theme of the week is SPINAL SIDE FLEXION (SIDE BENDING): Following on from the last 2 themes of the week (spinal rotation and spinal flexion and extension), we are going to look at spinal side flexion (side bending). In the free video ‘Improve Your...

Spinal Flexion and Extension

The PILATES theme of the week is SPINAL FLEXION AND EXTENSION: Following on from the last theme of the week Spinal Rotation, we are going to look at spinal flexion (bending) and extension (arching). We know from the free Posture Correction in Standing video on the...

Rotation of the Spine

The PIATES theme of the week – ROTATION OF THE SPINE:   This is a movement we use in some activities in daily life but we tend not to use the FULL range of movement and therefore lose range with age. Joseph Pilates said “Use it or lose it!”...