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7 Ways to Love Your Musculoskeletal System
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! On this day of love, your local Pilates studio would like to chime in with some simple ways to give your muscles and bones the care they deserve. As everyone who has just been to a great Pilates class knows, giving your body some love often makes the rest of you — be it mood, energy, or spirit — feel better too.
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
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.
Anatomy Moment: Your Spine and Pilates
Our spines do important jobs for us – they allow for a wide range of movement, they support our upright posture, they transfer the weight of our upper body to our pelvis and lower body, and they house and protect our spinal cord, the neural pathway for sensation and motor control to the rest of our bodies.
How I got hooked on Pilates
Happy Holidays! Giving Thanks: Given the season, I wanted to spend this e-newsletter with a quick story of how I got hooked on Pilates! It is something I am truly thankful for.