Our Pilates Power Mat is made of dense foam, which offers a comfortable cushion between you and the floor. This 5/16 in. x 24 in. x 68 in. mat allows you to focus on practicing each exercise with precision and care.
Archive for February, 2009
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Duration : 2 min 4 sec
Windmill in the Air is a variation of the original pilates exercises "Scissors in the Air" and "Bicycles in the Air". We've added Windmill in the Air to challenge core strength and stability. The Windmill occurs on the barrels in the classical Pilates repertoire, so now you can increase core strength, increase range of motion in the hips and legs and flatten your abs! Please visit www.PilatesOnFifth.com (for more info), www.Shop.PilatesOnFifth.com (for store) and www.UltimatePilatesWorkouts.com (for more videos).
Duration : 3 min 26 sec
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fdMptxZv4hQ
My rolfer had to move my tailbone, L5, and L4 back into alignment this week. I think they went out of place due to heavy lifting from my stone masonry job. My hip was turn anterior and posterior on left and right sides respectively. Also, my glutes are tight, any stretches I can do to help that?
Thanks Muse!
Many lower back muscles are postural, which means that if you want to help strengthen them, you'll have to keep a sharp eye on your posture all the time. Specifically, back extensions will help with building strength, but you'll also need to focus on your abdominals for balance.
You can stretch tight glutes by;
- laying on your back
- bending the knee of one leg
- draw that bent knee into your chest
- hold (and pull in closer if you can) with your arms
You can do this straight on, as well and bringing the bent leg across the body to work all of the glute muscles (maximus, medius and minimus). There is a possibility with tight glutes, that they will be weak as well. Taut muscles are not very effective at what they are supposed to do, and often weaken. If that's the case, you'll need to strengthen them as well.
Feb-18-09
Is there a pilates workout walking shoe?
the sole of this walking shoe is shaped full and almost like a half of a circle. it is very popular in hollywood. when you walk, the shoe acts like a pilates exercise, toning your buttocks and several other muscles. it is expensive – just under $400.00.
if you knew about it and know where it is why ask the question ??
Yes! It will up your calorie burn and weight loss….and help tone you up!
Feb-15-09
Pilates
Feb-12-09
Yoga Flow
This is a great video for building core strength and opening up the hips. It will also work your butt and hamstrings. Great for stretching and strengthening the whole body. Look better naked!
Enjoy the video and be sure to check out my other videos and newsletters at www.LesRomack.com
Duration : 2 min 8 sec
Feb-11-09
Can we use yoga mat when doing pilates?
It will be my first time to do pilates and when i went to the store to buy a mat to use, majority say yoga mat and it is a lot cheaper too. can i use that to do pilates.?
Yeah, course =]
Enjoy x