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The method Pilates is a type of anaerobic activity it requires no heavy workouts. Therefore, they can do both highly competitive athletes like adults or are doing some type of rehabilitation.
While Pilates devised more than 500 exercises, of which many of them were carried on stretchers and benches dumbbell functional, which is known today as “Pilates Method” consists of a few exercises carried out on the floor on mattresses or accessories.
Moreover, This technique has been merged with other forms of gymnastics and this has given rise to different styles of Pilates, such as Core Pilates, Pilates Yogilates and Aqua. Read the rest of this entry »
10, 2000, 120. Numbers numbers numbers. They tend to rule our lives don’t they? How many repetitions? How many calories? How much do I weigh? Sometimes they can be to your detriment as many individuals tend to get caught up in the qualitative aspects and lose focus on the big picture. On the other hand, numbers can help provide us that extra shove towards the confetti and champagne at the end of the light! Lets explore those numbers:
* 59% MORE calories are burned when training large muscle groups verses small ones!
What can I do with this information? Focus in on training multiple muscle systems by doing movements such as push-ups, lunges, reverse planks, and squats.
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I talk ad nauseam about how the key to core work is activating the deep abdominal muscles in order to achieve a stable base for limb movement to take place, but do you fully understand this concept and how to activate these muscles?
How do you know if you are accessing the deep abdominals when you are performing your core routine?
While performing core exercises, if you are accessing through the deep structures, then you will NOT see a ‘pop’ up of the six pack muscles through your skin. Ok, so I know that for most situations, this is not aesthetically ideal, but it is critical here in order to achieve true ‘core stability’.
With constant pulling through the outer six pack muscles, it alters the activation patterns of your overall structure, leading to less overall strength and can lead to injury. Read the rest of this entry »