ELDOA Saved my Neck and Changed my Life
It was the spring of 2008 when my neck suddenly shut down. I was used to working out every day, and now I couldn’t even sit comfortably on the couch. HOW CAN THAT BE? An MRI revealed that years of…
Are you “Fear Free”?
If anybody out there says yes, I want to meet him/her and know the secrets. I believe that we all have our little or big fears to deal with going through life. I remember I was afraid of the dark…
A Rescue for my Feet
When I began developing High Heel Rescue it was not because I was required to wear heels every day. Rather, my work and home life demanded that I remain on my feet constantly. I’d begin at 5 a.m. and keep moving until…
The Contour Mat: Support, Opening and Stability
We love the Mat and we love the family of Pilates small barrels. How lucky are we now that we can incorporate the challenges of the Mat (the hardest work in the Pilates method) and the support and the gentleness…
Strong Feet in Front of the TV
When you are watching TV, there are a few simple exercises you can do to take care of your feet. Sit on the tip of the couch feet on the floor, knees at 90 degrees and let’s get started. The…
How To Execute a Correct Push-Up
The push-up is a wonderful, very common and extremely complete exercise. You work your arms and upper body, mostly the pec muscle, the stabilizers muscles of the shoulder blades, the core is engaged to hold the position and avoid the midsection to collapse, and the glutes are engaged and the legs are too when they are close together.
Are you Trying to Lose Fat?
What’s the best way to lose fat? We all know that losing fat is not a matter of doing one thing only, but rather it’s a process. On top of that, while the energy we introduce and the activity…
Do you have a Family Support System you can Count on?
I live and work in Manhattan. I moved here because of my love for New York City, and after 9 years and change, I still love it. No regrets. But… there is always a but. For me, the family support…
Short Workouts Everywhere
How many times does it happen that you were scheduled to have a workout session, take a class or go for a run and then, unexpectedly, something comes up and you have to cancel? When that happens, it becomes very…
Inaugural Conference on the Isle of Man
Second Part of the Interview to Kathi Ross Nash One long blog was not enough to exhaust all the questions I had for Kathi regarding her new book “The Red Thread of Pilates: The Mat”. Here is the second part…