Move Well: Stability Cushion
Adding wobble to your workout can be wonderful! Here are four reasons for the STOTT PILATES Stability Cushion™: 1) It can help restore the core stabilizing muscles … Read more
Pilates Pro Teaching: Tips on Feet
The average person takes 8,000 to 10,000 steps a day. That’s about 115,000 miles over a lifetime. Unfortunately, poor foot mechanics can lead to discoordination of the … Read more
Home Exercise: Spine Twist
Sue Brantley and Leslie Braverman show the exercise Spine Twist—a highly beneficial exercise for daily living activities (reaching and twisting) and effective for developing thoracic rotation. Pacific Northwest Pilates is … Read more
Home Exercise: Side Bend
Leslie Braverman and Briley Jozwiak demonstrate the intermediate exercise Side Bend. This is a wonderful, full-body exercise for integrating work of the shoulder stabilizers, abdominals, gluteals, adductors and hamstrings. Pacific … Read more
Home Exercise: Leg Pull Front Prep
Holly Shaw and Leslie Braverman of Pacific Northwest Pilates show Leg Pull Front Prep—a great, basic exercise for developing torso strength and stability in a neutral spinal position. The legs … Read more
Home Exercise: Ab Prep
Ab Prep is an essential exercise that requires sequential movement of the thoracic while stabilizing the lumbar spine and pelvis in a neutral position. Add this exercise to your home … Read more
Move Well: Mindfulness
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 … Read more
Heal Well: Ankle Sprains
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 … Read more