March Matness 2016: Pilates Spine Stretch

  The Pilates Spine Stretch exercise is exactly what it sounds like…an exercise to stretch your spine!  If you are new to Pilates or haven’t tried this before you may find this concept of stretching your spine a little foreign.  By learning how to sequentially move and roll through our spine one vertebrae at a […]

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March Matness 2016: Double Leg Stretch

The Pilates Double Leg Stretch exercise teaches you to use your center (ie core muscles) to maintain stability while you reach your legs away from your center and then pull them back in. Make sure you only take your legs to your working level so as not to strain through your low back.  The level […]

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March MATness 2016: #OneLegStretch

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The One Leg Stretch(also called the Single Leg Stretch) is part of the famous Pilates “Stomach Series”.  This term always makes me laugh as I consider my entire Pilates workout a “stomach” workout!!  In Joseph Pilates’ book, Return to Life,  he suggests, ” 5 times on each leg(Later on the number of repetitions may be […]

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