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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Practice What You teach: March Matness and Rolling Like a Ball (what could be better?)

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It’s March and besides getting excited about spring time weather and more sunshine I love getting to celebrate an entire month of Pilates Mat work with fellow Pilates geeks all over the world!  I made a commitment to participate daily in March MATness and even though it makes life a little hectic, it also reminds […]

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