An Alignment Key to the Bird Dog Exercise: Find and Optimize Your Core
Today you’ll learn a seemingly simple alignment shift that gives your core muscles no choice but to kick on and help out.
The Push-Up Technique That Will Give You Better Muscle Tone and a Stronger Core
Yesterday I had the best session with a client who’s had back pain since 1987. He’s avoided push-up exercises for as long as he can remember for fear of hurting his back. It’s not that he can’t do a push-up; he totally can. His back just pays the price when he does. We’ve been working […]
New Year’s Gift—Full Psoas, Shoulders & Neck Class from PTO Online
Happy New Year! 🎉 We’re kicking off 2023 with a special post, and something I’ve never shared on the blog—a peek inside the Pilates Tonic Online (PTO) membership with the most popular Live Class replay from last year. This class is all about a muscle called the psoas (sounds like ‘so-as’) and how it impacts […]
A Push-Up Mini Makeover to Tone Your Triceps
Today’s video is for you if you feel like you’re doing arm exercises but never seeing results. I’m sharing an overlooked alignment point when doing a push-up that’s a major piece of the “exercised, yet under-toned” puzzle. This adjustment will help get you out of your neck and shoulders and seriously boost your arm-toning (and […]
Correct Your Blindspot Posture Problem & Quadruple Your Results
Your shoulder blades and ribcage go together like icing on a cinnamon roll. These bones have a relationship, and while it might not taste delicious like a warm, cinnamony treat, it sure feels delicious when this relationship is intact. But the connection can go south fast when we adopt a very popular posture habit, and […]
Fix Your Rib Flare and Improve a Variety of Chronic Problems
If you were in a Pilates class and the instructor asked you to close your ribs, what would you do? Not sure? Try closing your ribs right now and see what happens. I’m not psychic, but I’m guessing you just cinched or squeezed your upper abs, trying to bring your ribs together in the front. […]
