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You or someone you know may have been diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury. What does this mean and how can pilates help? The rotator cuff is made up of the muscles and tendons that attach your arm bone (humerus) to your shoulder blade (scapula). They also stabilize the arm bone firmly in the shoulder…

The weather is getting better and you may have a very big goal this summer, maybe to do a marathon or a triathalon. Or maybe your goal is to lose 10 lbs this summer. While you will be busy training for your event, running, swimming or biking and even weight lifting, don’t forget about how…

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes intense pain in the body including but not limited to, muscles, connective tissue and joints. It affects more than 6 million people in the US. The symptoms can vary widely from person to person and range from mildly annoying to highly debilitating. On top of all this, it…

The popularity of Pilates has significantly progressed the fitness world. Oh sure, it started out as a fad but now core exercises are here to stay as well as every variation someone can come up with. But the simplest things are also the hardest. We’ve heard this old adage before and it perfectly describes the…

“The core” is a pair of words that have dominated the fitness industry as well as sports as of late. Everyone is selling “the core” exercises to cure all your ills. So what is the core and are you engaging it? Many people confuse doing pilates exercises with engaging the core. It is very possible…

If you have osteopenia or osteoporosis, you might already know that weight-bearing and resistance based exercise is key to keeping bone density. But did you know that Sherri Betz, a PT in Santa Cruz, CA has done a study on osteoporosis and pilates and has seen some individuals gain up to 15% bone density? The…