Often, during a Pilates class, the ultimate goal is to find balance and awareness of one’s body, performing exercises with or without small tools, with the aim of stimulating proprioception. The proprioception is defined as the sense of position and movement of the limbs and the body that you have …
The frenzy of everyday life
Often we get so caught up in the frenzy of everyday life, that we rarely stop to listen to the messages that our body transmits to us … We rightly prioritize our family, our work, but at some point we realize that the years have passed and our psychophysical well-being …
The function of the abdominals
Today I propose a video of a few minutes, very useful for understanding exactly the function of the abdominals: the transverse, the obliques (internal and external) and the rectum. If I have often talked to you about awareness, I think it is right to start from the knowledge of our …
Pilates and Science
“The most important thing is not what you are doing, but how you do it”.J.H. Pilates Today I propose an extremely interesting article taken from: traininglab.it There is a high-value scientific literature that helps give Pilates its proper value as a scientific method. Some recent articles, in fact, have confirmed …
The Pelvic Floor
Perhaps not everyone knows that we have inside our abdomen (from the navel down) what in the East they also call the second brain … The pelvic floor is a set of muscles arranged in three layers from the deepest to the most superficial, which have the task of supporting the organs …
Pelvic Floor Exercises
There are many exercises aimed at strengthening and awareness of the pelvic floor, they have no contraindications and are particularly useful for those who suffer from urinary incontinence or have recently given birth. These are very important exercises for those who play sports and can also prevent uterine prolapse problems. First …
Neutral position of the pelvis
The neutral position of the pelvis is of fundamental importance to maintain a correct posture in motor activity but also in everyday life. As we all know, the vertebral column is formed by natural curves: two concave and are called lordosis (cervical and lumbar) and two convex defined kyphosis (dorsal …
Exercises for the transverse abdominal muscle
Today I am addressing those who have recently approached the Pilates method or do not know it at all and want to understand how to correctly activate the transverse abdominal muscle. So here are some simple exercises that you can perform independently and with extreme simplicity. Exercise n°1: Lie on your …
The transverse abdominal muscle
The transverse abdominal muscle … How many times have you heard of it? Those who follow Pilates classes probably also dream of it at night, 😉 but those who are not aware of this important muscle often incur poor posture or pain in the lumbar spine due to little or no …
The Principles of Pilates (part 2)
As promised, in the second part of “The principles of Pilates”, we will deepen other fundamental aspects of the method. Let’s see together what they are: Fluidity: no movement should be performed in a rigid and contracted way, neither too fast nor too slow. In the movement there must be harmony, grace …