Category: Exercises
Weighted vests for Osteoporosis. Can they boost bone health?
What are the benefits of wearing a weighted vest? How do they work and who should wear them? Who should not wear them? Consider the weight of the vest? Does it fit well? As the incidence of osteoporosis becomes more prevalent particularly in the older age group ,there has been a surge of interest in […]
Read MoreThe Pilates Reformer and Tower
Reformer with Tower based Pilates The Pilates Reformer (see photos above ) is a great way to take your mat Pilates workout to the next level. It is a dynamic item of apparatus that significantly expands the repetoire of Pilates exercises. It was originally designed by Joseph Pilates using a framework that could either assist […]
Read MoreImprove your Upper Back Posture !
Improving and maintaining good posture is an important part of pilates. Unfortunately many of us can develop a forward head position and an excessively rounded upper back for many reasons, not least in advancing years where gravity unkindly pulls us forward if left unchallenged or the cold easterly winds shorten our necks as we pull […]
Read MoreUpper Body Posture
At any age measuring the health and shape of your spine takes effort and awareness. So many of the daily activities we do like driving, cooking eating, haunched over a computer causes our head to pull our shoulders and spine forward and out of its natural alignment. Whilst the neck is supporting the head, the […]
Read MoreThe pelvic floor
The pelvic floor is part of the pelvic core and forms the base with the diaphragm at the top, the transverse abdominus as a cylindrical corset and the multifidus running up the back of the spine. The PF is more than just a sling of muscle running from the coccyx to the pubic bone. It […]
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