Sitting or standing in one position for too long. Try this quadruped hip circle exercise. It feels especially great after or before...

I hope you are all enjoying your long holiday weekend! I have some exciting news to share with you. Many of you have expressed that you...

As many of you know, yesterday, the CDC released guidance stating that fully vaccinated individuals may resume activities they were doing...

This post is sort of an extension of my previous post on Upstretch. Arabesque is a dynamic exercise and one of my favorites because you...

Can Pilates Help Your Yoga Practice! Why yes, it can! This video is of Dr.Oz performing a classic Sun Salutation flow. Dr.Oz does an...

Since the start on the pandemic, virtual fitness classes have exploded. Many of you know there are two main avenues to participate in...

My personal definition of healthy eating incorporates the following ideals: As often as possible organic, hormone-free, antibiotic-free,...

Planking is all the rage and with good reason! It strengthens arm, shoulder, abdominal, back, and hip muscles. Want the specifics? Or...

Exercising can be really intimidating, especially for populations that have poor health habits, lack of exercise aside. However, more...

According to Christine Carbo, of Women’s Running, Pilates crosstraining enhances runners performance for the following reasons: Increased...

Over the past year or so I began video documenting myself performing various Pilates exercises. The purpose of this is 3-fold: 1) to...

“The optimal time to work out is around four hours before bedtime – that’s when we’re at our peak strength and lung function. In your...

“It’s not easy to know the difference between physical and emotional hunger. When you have a craving for something sweet and gooey like a...

A New York Times article published on April 23rd, 2014 references a study conducted at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City that...

Whether you have fallen behind on initiating your new years fitness goals or your life-long fitness goals, it’s never too late to get...

Gretchen Reynolds discusses the importance of understanding the correlation between sleep and exercise. This article is based off of Dr....

We all know of the USDA food guide pyramid, but who knew there was a Physical Activity Pyramid as well?  The Physical Activity Pyramid...

Inflammation is our bodies’ natural healing mechanism. It is inflammation that is responsible for the swelling, heat, redness and pain...

NPR produced an article on a longitudinal study conducted in Britain that reports on a possible association between higher levels of...

Pilates for the most part uses three types of muscle contractions: eccentric (strengthening a muscle as it lengthens), concentric...