Tall, Long & Lifted from the Bottom Up
How can you get and stay tall, long and lifted from the bottom up? What might you be lifting to get there? Can it be maintained without a lot of effort? The answers are Easy! Everything! and Absolutely!
Let’s start by talking about how you stand and how you sit.
While standing do you lean from one hip to another? Are you aware whether both feet are firmly planted and rooted in the ground beneath you. Is your torso twisted or shifted to one side as a result of your weight shift to one hip? Read more
An introduction to Pilates
Over the last decade Pilates has become increasingly popular among dancers, athletes, models and celebs. Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Liz Hurley, even John Cleese. These are just a few of the big names who swear by Pilates and have helped to fuel the ever growing popularity of this “wonder workoutâ€. But what is Pilates, what are the benefits, and how do you choose a Pilates instructor?
What exactly is Pilates?
Pilates was developed by Joseph Pilates during the First World War to help rehabilitate returning war veterans. He recommended a few, precise movements emphasizing control and form that help to strengthen, stretch, and stabilize key muscle groups. These movements focus particularly on what he called the “powerhouse†– the abdomen, lower back, hips and bum. Fitness professionals call this part of the body “the coreâ€, and as any Pilates instructor or personal trainer will tell you, it is the starting point of all strength, balance and posture. Read more
Bringing a Pilates Focus to your Gym Workout
You spend all that time and money with your Pilates teacher weekly, right? Whether privately, in a semi-private or in a group mat class. You love how you feel when you leave the studio or class, right?   You believe in the work and see what it has done to your body, then why not take the principles of the workout with you onto the gym floor the next time you go there?
Who said Pilates could only be done on the floor on a mat?  What stops you from using your powerhouse everytime you sit at a piece of equipment? what prevents you from “lifting in and up” everytime you use the Lat Pulldown or Cables for Tricep Presses? Why can’t you breathe through the “back ribs” when you inhale and melt over that stability ball or when you are doing Lateral Shoulder Raises anyway? Read more
Tall, Long & Lifted from the Bottom Up
How can you get and stay tall, long and lifted from the bottom up? What might you be lifting to get there? Can it be maintained without a lot of effort? The answers are Easy! Everything! and Absolutely!
Let’s start by talking about how you stand and how you sit.
While standing do you lean from one hip to another? Are you aware whether both feet are firmly planted and rooted in the ground beneath you. Is your torso twisted or shifted to one side as a result of your weight shift to one hip? Read more
Texas Holdem – Learn How To Play Texas Hold Em
In this game, five additional cards are placed in the center of the table. They are gradually turned up, one at a time. All players consider these cards as part of their hand. Every player can use any of the community cards as part of his or her hand, although you must include your pocket cards in your hand as well. A poker hand is only five cards, regardless of the seven cards that are out there. So the two cards in your hand, the pocket cards, must be put into your Texas Holdem hand. You can choose three cards from the community cards to also add to your hand.
The betting in Texas Hold em starts with the flop. These are the first three cards that are turned up, one at a time, on the table. Because everyone can use these cards in their hand, you have a good idea of trying to figure out what everyone has or what they are shooting for. You have no idea, however, the pocket cards of the other players. Read more
A creation that might change the internet forever
The new program, Wolfram Alpha, showcased at Harvard University in the US last week, takes the first step towards that many consider to be the Internet\’s Holy Grail – a global accumulation of data that comprehends and replies to regular language in the same manner a person does.
Although the system is still new, it has already generated massive interest and excitement among technology pundits and internet watchers. Read more
Find pilates classes centers studios in Singapore
If you are trying to find pilates classes in Singapore, here’s what i found using google.
Pilates classes are offered via SSC, CCs, YMCA, studios, dance centers, some clubs and individual teachers. Mostly taught in sessions of 45 to 60 mins, approximate price per session in a group class are indicated in the brackets below. Read more
Get the latest flip-flops of the liberals!
“Blogs†is the short form for “weblogsâ€. A blogger is a person who writes his or her remarks about events and incidents occurring in and around the world. There are different columnists who also opt to scribble on blogs about different themes, like a newspaper columnist without any specialized training. There are many well-known columnists who air their opinions on blogs.
Blogs, for some can be merely a diary or journal with notes and comments on everyday life. While blogs can also be a good platform for exchange of views. Blogs can be used to make political statements, promote products, provide research information, and give tutorials. If there’s a subject that interests you, there’s a good chance someone’s writing a blog about it. Read more
Ease Your Back Pain with Stretching and Pilates
There is no reason to suffer from back pain when there is a way to defeat it. Back pain can be a result of old age a car accident having children working or an athletic injury. By using Pilates in combination with a few stretching techniques your back pain will become a thing of the past. Anyone can do Pilates because it is that safe. The movements may be small and easy to do but the results are everlasting. Never underestimate the stress relieving and pain relieving effects that Pilates and stretching can have on your body. Young children teenagers adults and seniors can enjoy the benefits of Pilates and stretching.
There is nothing difficult about Pilates. The only thing that you need to watch out for is your form. Make sure that you do exactly as the instructions say when performing your movements. When you stretch you need to make sure that you are stretching both sides so that there is no injury. In case you haven’t noticed most athletes will perform a series of simple stretches before physical activities in order to avoid injuries. How much more do you think that they can be used to prevent pain? You can bet on a lot. Read more
Your Everyday Activities are Contributing to Your Back Pain Pilates Can Help
Hunching, bending, and slouching are just a couple of the bad habits that we have all acquired over the years. They usually begin during childhood and follow us into adulthood, where the problems tend to arise. Unfortunately, many of us are unconscious of these bad habits, which makes most of us likely candidates for back pain. You do not have to have an existing health condition to have chronic back pain. You do not even have to be older in age. Back pain can strike at anytime, and at any age.
People who work behind a desk for a living may not realize it, but they are doing a lot of damage to their backs by slouching. As stated above, people tend to do this unconsciously. Over time, an accumulation of stress and strain is applied, and the damage is done. Other instances in which everyday activities harm the back are when we stand. Slouching when standing without holding the shoulders down and back in a relaxed fashion can put a lot of stress on the back and neck. Another activity in which damage to the back is possible is when we sleep. A bad mattress can damage the spine’s natural alignment, which ca Read more
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