Advanced Pilates

Most Back Pain Can Be Relieved With Exercise For decades Pilates instructors have been touting the rehabilitative benefits of core strength for relieving and even curing most back problems. Now science is backing it up. Eight out of every ten Americans will experience a back problem in the course of their lives. Common responses to back […]

You Can Add Cardio to Your Pilates Workout You Must Have Cardio Regularly Hundreds of research articles prove the importance of cardiovascular conditioning, popularly known as cardio exercise, aerobics, or simply cardio. What Is Cardio Exercise A cardio workout is anything that elevates your heart rate for at least 2 and a half hours a week. Examples include […]

A Workout in Only 30 Minutes Really Is Effective If You Do It Right! The best 30 minute workouts give your body everything it needs – cardio, strength building and stretching, but only a very few do this. So choose wisely, and in a moment I’ll explain which 30 minute workouts are best. But first, is 30 […]

Joseph Pilates Never Taught Breathing Techniques! Let’s Take Another Look at How We Teach Breathing In Pilates Joseph Pilates states in his book, Return to Life Through Contrology, “…above all, learn how to breathe correctly.” (p. 13) And according to the Pilates Elder Mary Bowen, “His most important principle was to commit to total health for your whole […]

Stunning Results For Workouts That Add High Intensity Interval Training You Can Add HIIT To Just About Any Exercise Ongoing research about the benefits of high intensity interval training (HIIT) continues to amaze me! This article reviews the fascinating research and explains how to apply HIIT to just about any workout including Pilates. What Is […]