Release Work for the Forearm

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! Using the wall and a release ball to free the forearm. Want MORE?! Check out our workshops here! Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! Comment below, on […]…

Counter Rotations to Open the Neck

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! Using Counter Rotations of the Arms, Cervical and Thoracic to release. Want MORE?! Check out our workshops here! Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! Comment below, on […]…

Mechanics of the Clavicle

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! Using breath and release tools to move the clavicle. Want MORE?! Check out our workshops here! Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! Comment below, on Facebook, Twitter, […]…

Upper body power Pushup Progressions

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! Strategies to assist clients in building upper body strength Want MORE?! Check out our workshops here! Check out workshops by the presenter Nikki Naab Levy who Amy mentioned in this episode… click here! Have a question you’d like to see addressed? […]…

Balanced shoulders Rotator Cuff Stability/Mobility

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! Importance of balancing the rotator cuff mobility and stability Want MORE?! Check out our workshops here! Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! Comment below, on Facebook, Twitter, […]…

Overhead Press: Modify Prone Overhead Press on the Box

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! “Many clients do not have full Range of Motion of the shoulder joints so forcing them to hold on to the football during the Overhead Press will cause them to compensate by using another area. Learn how to modify for that […]…

Hug A Tree Corrections: Understand the Separation of Arm and Shoulder

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! When doing Hug A Tree on the Reformer, stop the collapse of the shoulder blades and scrunching the Rhomboids Want MORE?! Check out our workshops here! Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear […]…

Pull Up: Use the Cadillac to Perfect a Pull Up

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! Learn a beginning sequence to prepare the body for the advanced Pull Up exercise. Want MORE?! Check out our workshops here! Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! […]…

Monkey Hang: Use the Cadillac to Traction the Trunk

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! Learn a simple sequence to improve hand strength and lengthen the trunk. Want MORE?! Check out our workshops here! Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! Comment below, […]…

Hand Brain Work: Coordination Skills for the Fingers and Hand

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! Learn a fun way to challenge the brain and the movement of the hand and fingers. Want MORE?! Check out our workshops here! Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – […]…

Finger Push Ups: Hand and Finger Strength

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! Learn a simple way to strengthen your hand, wrist and fingers. Want MORE?! Check out our workshops here! Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! Comment below, on […]…

The Pilates Show! – Prone Sling and Springs: Cadillac Work

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! SHOW NOTES: Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! For more info check out Marie José’s Simply Challenging workshop here. Comment below, on Facebook, Twitter, or at the […]…

The Pilates Show! – Supine Rib Stand: Thoracic Stability

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! SHOW NOTES: Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! For more detailed info on the Ribcage – check out Madeline Black’s workshop on the subject click . […]…

The Pilates Show! – Wrapping the Ribcage: Wunda Chair Work

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! SHOW NOTES: Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! To purchaes a Theraband click here. For more info about Wunda Chair check out Tom McCook’s video here. Comment […]…

The Pilates Show! – Harnessing Strength: Upper Core Strength

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The Pilates Show! – Theraband Rib Hug: Thoracic Stability

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! SHOW NOTES: Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you – POST BELOW! For more info check out Marie José Blom’s Core Motivation video here. To purchase a Theraband click here. […]…

The Pilates Show Mondays! – Rock On!

Click the Alerts icon above for an email reminder when a new episode posts! In this episode, Anne communes with her inner-caveman… SHOWNOTES Have a question you’d like to see addressed? Have a comment? We want to hear from you! Comment below, on Facebook, Twitter, or at the Forum!…

Strengthening the Upper Body with Resistance Band Exercises

If you are used to using free weights or weight machines, then using resistance bands will feel a bit strange at first. The movement feels different with the resistance bands because of the constant tension you feel throughout. There is no rest time. You can be very creative with the band exercises. There are a […]…

Initiation of the Long Box Arms

Training the shoulder girdle can be a daunting task with clients. There is so much room for error when working with the arms due to their extreme mobility or lack thereof. Fine tuning and attention to detail is primary when working with this area of the body. The slightest rotation of the humerus can change […]…

Initiation of the Mermaid on the Foam Roller

Mermaid is such a great exercise whether it is on the mat, Reformer, Cadillac, or chair. The side bending of the spine gives the vertebrae a wonderful opportunity to yawn and expand from side to side. This is so helpful in encouraging spinal articulation in all ways. By using the foam roller here as a […]…

Shoulder Strength, Part One: Shoulder Strength Exercises

The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body. It can also be a very unstable structure because of this extreme mobility and range of motion. Shoulder injury is extremely common, due partly to the fact that the ball (the top of the upper arm) is much larger than the socket it glides within. […]…

Initiation of the Mermaid on the Reformer

The initiation movement of an exercise such as the Mermaid is a coordinated dance of the humerus, scapula, and upper spine. This key movement is essential for the exercise as a whole and it assures that the work is happening in the upper and mid back and not just pushed into the upper traps or […]…

Shoulder Stability & Mobility

Learning to focus on and work the shoulder area successfully can make a world of difference in how you look, feel, and perform. The shoulder area is one of the most anatomically complex areas of the body and is prone to injury and dysfunction. It is also an area that we often neglect to take […]…

Toy Soldier with the 1/2 Foam Roller

Scapular stability is a must when performing arm exercises, but often the shoulder girdle is so locked up that it is hard to locate neutral shoulder placement. It is only by exploring the shoulder and surrounding tissues that clients will be able to understand where they are in space, then eventually how to best achieve […]…

Rowing on the Overball

Rowing on the reformer is a full body exercise, so finding a way to bring that work onto the mat is a wonderful addition to any class. Also, by playing with the weights in the hands as well as shortening the levers of the body (i.e. bending the knees) this challenge is accessible to many […]…

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