Ankle Conditioning For Pointe Work
In this video blog, you will see a demonstration of how the reformer can be a useful tool to build strength and endurance in the foot and ankle. Pointe work requires strength and stability, and an ability to control end ranges of motion....
Power In Leg Extensions
As dancers, we want to achieve efficiency in movement, and an aesthetic of effortless motion. The demands of choreography require control, precision, ability to move in variable ways, and quite often powerful force and use of our legs....
Optimizing Strength in the Sauté
One of the greatest benefits of training on the reformer is being able to change the position that the body is receiving load in. In standing positions, we are loading the body with greater force than if we are in supine (lying flat on our backs). ...
To Stretch or Not To Stretch?
Stretching in active ways can help create better joint mobility and healthy muscle tone, however we need to know when stretching is helpful and when it is not....
Fascia Needs Variety so Try Something New!
Our fascial systems are interwoven throughout our muscles, tendons, bones, and ligaments. This collagenous tissue supports our bony and muscular structures and holds us up...
Moving for Mental Health
As we are re-emerging back to pre-pandemic life, some of us might be feeling the effects of social isolation in our bodies and our minds. ...
Habit Stacking for Lower Extremity
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a large impact on our daily routines, especially when it comes to movement. Over the last 15+ months most of us have not been as mobile in our daily lives as we once were. ...
Pilates for Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is typically described for when pain lasts longer than three months. Chronic pain happens when continuous pain signals are being sent to the brain which results in the brain being overly sensitized to the body’s region of pain. Chronic pain is often non-specific and can be the result of a multitude of factors, including a level of dysfunction in our biomechanics. If there is too much load on one joint system, it can affect the body’s response in how it finds stability elsewhere. For example, instability in the ankle could lead to chronic pain in the hip....