Do you carry tension in your upper back, shoulders, and neck?
Check out this video on stretching and rolling out your tight spots to relieve tension and stress.
The foam roller is a great tool that can be used not only as a prop for your Pilates exercises, but also to roll out tight muscles and fascia.
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The Roll Down on the Cadillac is a great exercise for gaining more mobility in the spine as well as strengthening the core and shoulder stabilizers.
This video will highlight the basics of the exercise including how to set up and breathing. It will also give you some fine-tuning tips so that you can get more out of each exercise.
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Joseph Pilates stated, “Above all, learn how to breathe correctly.”
Proper breathing is the cornerstone of the Pilates method of exercise.
The Pilates breathing technique promotes learning how to use the full capacity of our breath by emphasizing a complete inhale and a complete exhale. There is also a focus on maintaining the engagement of the abdominal muscles throughout both the inhale and exhale which allows the body to strengthen the core muscles and create movement from the center of the body.
It is not an easy task to focus on proper breathing technique while executing the Pilates exercises and still keeping a whole body awareness of our alignment and form. Just remember that Pilates is a movement practice and every time you practice it will get easier and easier, and your body will naturally start to incorporate the breath and movements!
Today’s video will give you some reminders of how to execute the Pilates breath and give you some tips to practice. When learning or fine tuning this breath it may help you to just practice the breathing by itself without the added coordination of trying to perform specific exercises while breathing.
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In this video we feature the traditional Pilates Shoulder Bridge exercise on the ball. This is a great exercise for building core strength, gaining flexibility in the back, and strengthening the arms and legs! Try it out and let us know what you think!
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These simple moves done on a foam roller can help you to open tight shoulders and provide a much needed destressing of the shoulders and upper back.
By coordinating these movements with your Pilates breath and core engagement you can sneak in a quick total body movement break anytime!
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Rivercity Pilates offers in-studio and virtual classes to fit all your needs and whatever your schedule allows. Get started today.
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North Liberty, IA
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Regular Studio Hours: Sessions are available daily by appointment from 5:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
