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As with many spinal muscles, when the multifidus works unilaterally, it causes lateral flexion and rotation to the opposite side as the working muscle. When the muscle works bilaterally, it causes spinal extension.
Read MoreThe Girls from Bloom Magazine stopped by the studio in the summer 2021. They wrote:
“ Erico’s background as a dancer is seen in his approach towards the body. For example, he doesn’t view the leg’s starting point to be the hips, but rather the waist. Every move and every posture, is targeted to lengthen the body. Erico understanding of the body anatomy is super impressive, which is why many pregnant women will only feel comfortable working out in Erico’s skilled and experienced hands.”
Arabesque Penché is a classical ballet term meaning “leaning”.
Read MoreTower on the Trapeze table is and advanced Pilates exercise that promotes hamstring flexibility, core stability and spinal flexion. (Please make sure your safety chain/strap is on). Place your feet on the bar either parallel or heels together toes fist distance apart. Arms are on the vertical poles. Curl your tailbone up and begin to roll up. Stop about your shoulder girdle area. DO NOT go onto your neck or let the bar come in line with the vertical poles. Maintaining the position in your hips bend and straighten your legs at least 3 times. Press the bar back up until your legs are straight and then roll down vertebrae by vertebrae.
Read MoreCupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapistputs special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage.
Read MorePilates and Pregnancy go hand in hand
Read MoreOnce your client is back at the studio after undergoing hip replacement surgery and is done with his /hers PT I start incorporating gentle manual range of motion exercises.
Read MoreRecovery also allows the body to replenish energy stores and repair damaged tissues.
Read MoreDownward-facing dog, or adho mukha svanasana as it’s called in Sanskrit, just might be the most famous yoga pose of all.
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Spinal articulation and strengthening the abdominals...
A wonderful experience to share with your client. In this exercise we customized the setting by adding up props and placing them under client's sacrum...
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Read MoreIt’s very important to keep the hips in a neutral position while performing this sequence. There should be a continuos flow to keep the engagement of the hips on the lower portion of the trunk. The arms should be holding on to the parallel bars of the trapeze to help compensate the body weight and the resistance coming on to the upper trunk from springs and body motion. This exercise is wonderful to do and very exhausting too!
This is an advance version of frontal splits. I find this combination challenging and quite unique. Coordination, balance and extension are key to this exercise. I work on a medium tension spring not to overdue my hip flexors. There is lots of inner thigh stretch in this movement. Adding up arms and rotation of the trunk enhances the challenge of the combination but it makes it also more fun!
The last sequence on this video is a powerful hamstring stretch.
An arabesque panche (definition): in which the raised leg is at an angle much greater than 90 degrees. The body bends forward to counterbalance the back leg. This ballet pose requires tremendous balance as well as flexibility.
When putting these two exercises together on the reformer focus is on coordination, balance and strength. At the top of the extension on the arabesque panche I bend my knee to enhance the stretch on the hamstring of the supporting leg as well as to increase the flexibility on the hip flexor of the opposite leg.
I love doing this variation on the reformer. Combining the contraction of the elephant exercise with the extension of an arabesque panche helps to enhance the work on your core and hamstrings. And you get that extra bonus for combining them both!!!
We increase the rotation of the shoulders by stretching with the push through bar. We focus our work on lower back muscles , spinal flexion, hamstring stretch and we relax the trapeze muscles. We finish up with two nice gentle thai massage stretches to enhance the feeling of opening on these areas described above.
Thai massage stretches on the trapeze are an adaptation of the traditional Thai massage technique performed on a mat. I find that these modifications help my clients to leave the session with a feeling of elasticity, lightness, freedom and energy.
In this section I am working with my client Katie. in this video we show you the last two exercises before the end of the class.
Katie is an advance student who has been working with me for over eight years
A great way to release tension on the hip flexors while engaging the abdominal wall is to work on the reformer performing leg circles. I usually start leg circles on a green spring. ( medium tension) and let my legs loose up while circling around while placing my hands on the hip flexors.
As I press gently down my thumbs onto the hips I create more ‘room’ between the head of the femur bone and the hip sockets. The stirring motion of the circles facilitates this task.
Then I am ready to add up an extra spring on the reformer and with my hips warmed up and loose I can work on strength while focusing on my hamstrings, inner thighs and lower abdominal. I like to think that legs start form the torso so I can concentrate on this feeling of control and energy flow while performing leg circles.