Use the Standing Agitator Exercise to Free Up Your Feet, Ankles and Heels Heels and ankles need to be limber and move freely so that they can help us balance on uneven surfaces. Check to see if you have strong, flexible heels and ankles with this quick and easy ankle...
Functional Movement
Spine Extension: “Secret” Training Tips
Centerworks® “Secret” Training Tips for Mobilizing the Ribcage Part Two: Spine Extension It’s easy to bend the neck and low back, but it’s the upper thoracic, mid-back section that needs the attention to improve spine mobility. The older we get, the more gravity...
Core Exercise Video: Pulse Power Ab Workout
Are you ready to get your body in shape? Are you looking for fun new core exercises to help build strength and improve your fitness? Tired of doing the same old crunches? Pulse your way to a tighter, stronger mid-section and better whole-body health with just 10...
Injury and Exercise: How to Bounce Back and Be Stronger than Ever
Discover Ways to Creatively “Work Out” Around Your Limitations to Stay On Track for a Healthy, Active Life It’s much nicer when we are able to stay healthy, active and fit. But sometimes whether it’s a medical health issue, surgery, accident or over-training injury...
Spine Flexion: “Secret” Training Tips
Centerworks® “Secret” Training Tips for Mobilizing the Ribcage Part One: Spine Flexion When we bend into forward flexion for Pilates exercises like the Hundred, Roll Up or Teaser every segment of the spine has to move individually to open the back ribs and bend the...
Just Released – Pulse Power Fitness! Book available NOW the Kindle Store
I'm very excited to announce the release of my new book Pulse Power, which is available now in the Kindle Store. Pulse Power fitness is a fast and effective targeted training program to keep your body strong, fit, flexible and injury-free. This Kindle ebook is fully...
Pilates Training Tips To Mobilize the Ribcage for Better Functional Movement of the Spine
One of the biggest differences I realized when I began learning Pilates was how much more movement I “should have” in my spine vs. the amount of free and easy mobility I did have. As the tech savvy human population moves farther and farther away from jobs that...
Tips For Exercise Tracking to Improve Muscle Memory and Motivation
Enhancing the Learning Curve: The Power of Journaling for Independent Pilates Workouts I saw a comment and question on a post for an article I wrote recently asking me, “if I say that I learn something new...
Awesome Workshops Pilates Webinar: 6-Dot Strategy for Effective Rotation of the Spine
Unleash the power of the 6-Dot Strategy to help transform the benefits of all of your Oblique core training exercises. Explore the feeling of easy, effortless movement and effective sequential rotation of the spine. The 6-Dot Strategy is an easy way to cue and teach...
Do a Daily Quad Stretch To Open Your Hips
How tight are the fronts of your thighs, and how effective are your Quad Stretch exercises to help loosen things up and open the hips? Are you taking time to work on your flexibility to help improve your muscle balance? Are the fronts of your thighs and your hip...