People of all ages and backgrounds can be affected by anxiety, stress and depression. In fact, the World Health Organization predicts that these issues will be the second biggest causes of illness by 2020. As disheartening as this sounds, many documented studies indicate that people who … Read more about Move Well: Mindfulness
Ankle sprains are often overlooked as minor injuries and are frequently left unreported when we first see a client at Pacific Northwest Pilates. Nevertheless an estimated 28,000 ankle sprains occur in the United States every day, and the side effects of ankles sprains can influence … Read more about Heal Well: Ankle Sprains
Is it difficult for you to find your gluteals? Try this great progression: 1. Heel squeeze prone with a fitness circle helps to open the front of the hips and teaches you to "wrap" the gluteals around the pelvis and sacrum instead of pushing the pubic bone too far forward. Keep your lower … Read more about Home Tip: Glute Progressions
Like salt in soup, the flexband is essential to any studio or home-based Pilates routine. It's light, easy to pack on a trip, versatile and effective for regressing or progressing nearly every exercise. Here are four reasons for the Flex-Band: 1. Close the chain for more gain When … Read more about Home Tip: Four reasons for the Flex-Band®