What is posture and how does it play a role in our movement patterns, pain and limitations? Written by Lizzi Webb for Encore Pilates and Wellness. Lizzi is a senior Pilates instructor with over 10 years experience in teaching Pilates for rehabilitation, pain and better movement strategies. She has a BA in Dance and is currently studying a BA in Exercise and Sports Science
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February – the month when everyone’s hearts are a flutter with roses and chocolates and vows of true love (or possibly feeling like it’s been run over by a stampede of elephants then left to die and wither alone). Either way it is a wonderful time to raise issues of heart health to ensure this year’s Valentines are in fact fluttering from romance (or lack of it) and not from an underlying cardiac condition or on the brink of a myocardial infarction.
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My clients know my love affair with good strong glutes and how much the ‘I found them’ face in a particular Pilates exercise makes my day. Besides keeping their butts toned and strong, and filling up the back of their pants, this work also helps them to stand, walk and run in the best way they can. It also means that the numerous joints above and below have a better chance at working optimally; preventing poor movement, pain and injury.
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‘Strengthen your core’ is a common recommendation from exercise professionals, physical therapists, doctors, surgeons and researchers, for an array physical concerns [1, 2]. It’s also a catch phrase for many exercise programs. But what does it mean?
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A personal account of Katie's experience with a caesarian birth and how she rehabilitated back to full strength, mobility and emotional health.
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I am exercising as hard as I can so why am I not getting stronger, faster, better?
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