Home Exercise: Spine Twist
Sue Brantley and Leslie Braverman show the exercise Spine Twist—a highly beneficial exercise for daily living activities (reaching and twisting) and effective for developing thoracic rotation. Pacific … Read more
Home Exercise: Side Bend
Leslie Braverman and Briley Jozwiak demonstrate the intermediate exercise Side Bend. This is a wonderful, full-body exercise for integrating work of the shoulder stabilizers, abdominals, gluteals, adductors … Read more
Home Exercise: Leg Pull Front Prep
Holly Shaw and Leslie Braverman of Pacific Northwest Pilates show Leg Pull Front Prep—a great, basic exercise for developing torso strength and stability in a neutral spinal … Read more
Home Exercise: Ab Prep
Ab Prep is an essential exercise that requires sequential movement of the thoracic while stabilizing the lumbar spine and pelvis in a neutral position. Add this exercise … Read more
Move Well: Mindfulness
People of all ages and backgrounds can be affected by anxiety, stress and depression. In fact, the World Health Organization predicts that these issues will be … Read more
Heal Well: Ankle Sprains
Ankle sprains are often overlooked as minor injuries and are frequently left unreported when we first see a client at Pacific Northwest Pilates. Nevertheless an … Read more
Home Tip: Glute Progressions
Is it difficult for you to find your gluteals? Try this great progression: 1. Heel squeeze prone with a fitness circle helps to open the front … Read more
Home Tip: Four reasons for the Flex-Band®
Like salt in soup, the flexband is essential to any studio or home-based Pilates routine. It’s light, easy to pack on a trip, versatile and effective for … Read more
Raise the Barre
Instructors who know and love STOTT PILATES® will find Total Barre® to be a refreshing way to integrate functional, dynamic movement in every plane—at varied speeds and … Read more
Pilates for Life | Running
The month of March in Portland—whether sunny or soaked—heralds clouds of pink-blossomed trees, flowering bulbs and budding runners. Portlanders ready to meet their annual fitness resolutions have … Read more
Spot the Difference | Hip Rolls
Hip Rolls on the Pilates Reformer is a favorite for promoting fluid, articulated movement of the spine, opening up the front of the hips and targeting the … Read more
What Melanie Loves: Spinal Rotation
Love it BUT don’t leave it. Spinal rotation in all its forms is one of Melanie’s most useful movement tools to restoring client movement. In a side-lying … Read more
