Correctly place your scapula for rows
We find that the scapula is a little bit of a mystery to many people. After all, it’s a highly mobile bone with 6 separate movements and it’s hard to…
FITNESS BLOG
Improve standing posture with these key elements.
Three alignment tips to improve your posture! Poor posture, or alignment, can cause or increase pain. Good alignment can help prevent and reduce pain. In our newest vlog, Pilates pro…
Better Clam shells – Side-lying Posture Improvements Increase Effectiveness
How to do clam shells BETTER. Great exercise for lateral hip and leg, but when done without intention, you’ll get far less impact! Hear how Pilates pro, Kaethe, cues improvements…
Glute Activator: Heel Tap off Low step
No better glute activation exercise than this one when done correctly! Try this hip hinge on a low step for yourself and see! Use a step between four and 6…
Client Favorite – Side-lying spinal rotation
If you are tight across the chest or generally just stiff in your torso, try this stretch. This stretch is also amazing for waking up your body upon waking up!…
Functional Fitness – Step Ups
There is hardly a more functional exercise than step ups! There’s more than one way to climb a flight of stairs, but watch our video for tips on how to…
Progress your ab strength slowly to achieve TEASER strength
No need to be afraid of teasers during your pilates practice or class! Start small and gain strength gradually with these teaser progressions to work up to the full exercise….
How to Gently get into stretches
Stretches are great, but if you can’t get into the position, how helpful are they? Our Pilates and Stretching instructor, Kaethe, shares helpful tips for how to get in and…
Backward Walking Lunges
The only thing scary about these lunges is that you can’t see where you’re going! Add these I to your regular workout program especially if you do forward walking lunges…
Pushup Progressions – A pushup for every fitness level!
We hear from many clients that they “can’t do pushups”. There are so many varieties of pushups, however, that there’s practically a pushup for everyone. As a great chest strengthening…