Pilates Video: Connect to the Core

This short Pilates workout is designed to help you connect to the deep core musculature. This connection is the cornerstone of a successful practice and a healthy injury-free body. No matter what your fitness level is, take 15 minutes to tap deeper into your core and find the mindful body-brain connection that will transform your practice and your body. This 15-minute Pilates workout will teach you to

  • engage all of your core muscles (and not just your abs),
  • do head floats (ab curls) without strain in your neck and shoulders,
  • strengthen your lower back muscles and protect yourself from chronic lower back pain;
  • use your core to correct muscular imbalances on both sides of your body.

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The #1 Reason Your Stomach Must Smile

engage your TA with a smile
engage your TA with a smile

How often do you smile?

Hopefully you can take a second to smile right now because a simple smile will

  1. lengthen your life,
  2. make you appear more attractive,
  3. make you smarter,
  4. help you destress.

I believe that it is important to smile during a Pilates session because we do Pilates to have fun and enjoy the freedom of movement. Of course, you might not be in a smiling mood when you are holding a Teaser or going into a Snake/Twist on the Reformer but you definitely have to smile once you are done.

Now take a second to smile right now. How does it feel?

Now think about your stomach smiling.

I can literally hear you wondering what I am talking about.

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