We have a cultural obsession with abs. I’ll save my feelings about that for another day, but with this in mind a common question I get is “what are the best exercises for working my
You’ve probably heard that a strong core prevents back pain and injury. This is what I would call an incomplete truth. It has some merit with the right application, but as a generalized sweeping statement
Let’s talk the pelvic floor. An important, but generally overlooked muscle group until you’ve had an issue related to it, such as back pain or incontinence. Real quick. This is not the be all end
Traditional “core” exercises like the Pilates hundred, crunches, or bicycles are all supposed to target your abs. However, if you’ve ever practiced these moves, you might have felt some tension or engagement in your neck.
I know this is a tough pill to swallow, but I’m not going to bury the lead. Despite popular marketing claims, core exercises, including Pilates, won’t give you “flat abs.” It’s 2020 and spot reduction
If you’re anything like my clients, you may not love crunches or ab exercises where you lie on your back and lift your head off of the ground, because… They don’t feel good on your
To tuck or not to tuck? That is the great debate among Pilates teachers, barre instructors, and fitness professionals. Some claim tucking saves your back and strengthens your abs. Others argue it wrecks your spine
Yesterday, I headed up a photoshoot for a body positivity project I’m launching in March (more on that next month). I’ve had this shoot planned for weeks and knew it would involve holding some physically
If you’ve spent 5 minutes in the gym…or on the internet, you’ve probably heard something about how core strength flattens your abs, protects your back and reduces back pain. And this is mostly true, but
It’s no secret that most of us experience stress from time to time whacking out our nervous system. And because the nervous system regulates breath, it means we don’t always breathe optimally. You might be
