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Celebrating National Pilates Day
The first Saturday in May is National Pilates Day, so to celebrate I thought I'd share one of my classes with you!
It uses a towel to help you get some strength and stretch to your upper body with some back mobility work too - I hope you enjoy it!
- improving posture
- easing aches and pains
- core and pelvic floor strength without the strain
- back care
- whole body strengthening
- mobility
- balance work
- b…
Back mobility exercises
As part of March Matness this week I'm looking at exercises you can do to help your back mobility.
Working on back mobility can help with stiffness, pain, pelvic floor issues and core strength as well as help to avoid injury
All the moves should feel comfortable - we're not trying to push
Muscular stiffness and your heart
So far we've looked at heart health in women, particularly around menopause, and how movement can help you - both cardio and strength workouts.
But where does that leave mind body exercises like Pilates and yoga?
As I said last week, bodyweight strength counts as much as lifting weights does - so any squat, lunge, hinge, push, pull moves you might be doing will help with lowering blood pressure in the same way.
But there is another reason why it helps
Stiffness in the upper body is related t…
Upper body mobility sequence
A few upper body moves you can easily fit into your day - even while sat at your desk!
Tightness in the upper body can affect your posture, ability to reach, create pain in the jaw, neck, shoulders and low back, contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction and can even affect your heart!
So getting more movement in is key - how many ways can you move your ribs?
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