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Pilates Mat Class – Breaking Down the Benefits and Values
At Corpo Kinetic we have a new mat class on the schedule – Sundays at 9am! We’re frequently asked what are the primary benefits of a Pilates mat class vs. an equipment class. The most obvious difference is that a Pilates mat class uses just one piece of equipment – your body – to execute movement.
Men Who Pilates
First, as a grammar nerd, I’d like to apologize for this post’s title. Pilates is not a verb – it is a noun referring to the system of exercise developed by Joseph Pilates. However, social media has changed everything, including our use of grammar. The title of this post comes from a hashtag: #menwhopilates
Client Spotlight: Meet Linda!
I first met Linda a little over a year ago when she came to the studio for private sessions in order to strengthen her core in order to help with an old back injury. As a long-time yoga practitioner, Linda was already cued into the mind-body connection, and approached Pilates with an impressive eagerness to learn.
Modifications for common injuries - Part I
One of the things I love about Pilates is that it is a highly versatile system of exercise, which can be gentle enough for rehabilitation, and yet challenging enough for athletic conditioning. When you want to strengthen but you’re working with an injury, you can count on your Pilates instructors to keep you safe, help you heal, and give all the other body parts a workout while we’re at it. This month, we’re focusing on how Pilates accommodates injuries. We’ll show you some ways we modify exercises to keep you safe while you strengthen, as well as highlighting how we use orthopedic bodywork and rehab-specific exercises to help the injury get better.
Anatomy Moment: What is sciatica?
Of all the clinical conditions we work with at Corpo Kinetic, sciatica is probably one of the most well-known. Manifesting often as a literal “pain in the butt,” sciatic pain can be present in the lower back, gluteals, back of the thigh, or even into the lower leg. However, the cause of the pain is not always the same, and treatment for your sciatic pain should match the cause – not just the symptoms.