Pilates Proven
Researchers from the kinesiology and physical education department at McGill University in Montreal found that Pilates improves shoulder stability, strengthens the lower abdominals and improves posture.
Let’s hear it for Pilates!
Helpful Cues
Are you having trouble connecting with your core muscles? Here are some cues that might help you pull your navel to your spine. Let us know if one helps you understand your body better.
- Scoop your belly button to the spine
- Imagine zipping up tight jeans
- Imagine I just stuck an ice cube against your belly button
- Feel your stomach engage from your ribs to public bone
Have you heard others that helped you? Let us know…
Famous & Doing Pilates
You’re not alone, a lot of famous people are doing Pilates too. According to an recent article in Health Magazine, Keri Russell does Pilates when she gets the chance.
And, assuming the Internet doesn’t lie, here is a list of other famous folks who like to challenge their core:
Jennifer Anitson, Kim Catrall, Joan Collins, Courtney Cox, Cindy Crawford, Jamie Lee Curtis, Minnie Driver, Daisy Fuentes, Danny Glover, Hugh Grant, the Cleveland Indians, Jessica Lange, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, the San Francisco 49ers, Martha Stewart, Rod Stewart, Sharon Stone, Uma Therman, Tina Turner, and Vanessa Williams
And if this picture is any indicator, perhaps Cate Blanchett does too. She’s carrying a fitness ring, used in Pilates.
Remember Joe
Now and again I find myself looking up pictures of Joe Pilates. I’m not sure why I do it. I think because I’m so impressed by him. I feel like if I stare at him a little I’ll learn more about him or the exercises. More than likely, I’ll probably just go crazy. But I love to look at him. He fascinates me. So I thought you might like flipping through some pictures too. This link will take you to google images on Joe Pilates.
Pilates Calories
Here is the recent claim on calories burned during a Pilates workout:
5.7 per minute for a 125-pound woman which is about 342 per hour.
Of course, Pilates isn’t about burning calories, but getting stronger from the inside out. Still, it’s good to know that stats.