Pilates Safety
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Pilates and Spinal Stenosis
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I got an email recently from a woman who’s been diagosed with spinal stenosis. Here is the email I received:
“Elaine, I just found your website, WOW.I have recently been diagnosed with lumbar stenosis. Never had an issue with this or anything else physically. Just had an epidural, did get some relief, but it is still […]
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How Not to Stretch in Pilates
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All pilates movements include stretching certain muscles while contracting others. Its this combination that causes your body to feel so amazing after a session- you worked out, and stretched, continuously for one hour.Did you know there are certain stretches and ways of stretching that you should NOT do in pilates? We all know that doing […]
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Thumbs With the Fingers
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When you begin the Long Stretch Series on the reformer, even when you’re just doing Elephant, does your teacher remind you, “Thumbs with the fingers”?
Any time your hands are on the footbar, its for your own safety that you place the thumbs next to your fingers.
There are a few reasons for this. The main […]
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Does Pilates Give You Sciatica?
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You may have noticed that I’ve written a few posts on sciatica, and I also happen to be a pilates instructor and do pilates myself. It may have you wondering, does pilates cause sciatica?
No, pilates does not cause sciatica, but there are certain positions and movements in pilates that can spark sciatica if done […]
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Socks or No Socks?
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The eternal question.
At my studio, Rhinebeck Pilates, I leave up to the students to decide if they want socks or not because I feel like its a personal preference. I hate wearing socks during pilates, especially while on the equipment. My feet just feel like… they can’t breathe.
Ultimately, though, socks are actually a safety concern […]
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Changing Your Reformer Springs
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One of my favorite things about teaching a pilates session is empowering the student to know how to change their own equipment springs, particularly on the reformer.
Changing springs between exercises is part of the transition between exercises, and transitions are part of the work out. Practicing transitions is just as important as practicing your exercises. […]
