Yoga for Flexibility – a guest post by by Dr. David Kulla If you consider yourself inflexible, you might shy away from yoga, thinking that you just do not have the sort of body that can bend into poses and hold them. In fact, yoga is a great way to increase your flexibility and train…
Testosterone Boosters – Good or Bad? With the recent news headlines regarding renowned sports figures Oscar Pistorius (the blade runner) and Lance Armstrong, you would think people would question the use of illegal steroid hormones and hormone boosters (substances that artificially boost your body’s production of that hormone). Armstrong used a potent cocktail of hormones,…
Are you tired? Do you drink enough water? You may be dehydrated. I learned about dehydration the hard way when we first moved to the Caribbean. In the first incident, my chef husband was frying chips and passed out in the restaurant kitchen right next to the deep fryer. Not a good place or time!…
Pilates plus calcium supplements helps strengthen bones. In the course of my pilates career I have worked with hundreds of women and men who were diagnosed with osteoporosis (weak porous bones). Women are more prone to this insidious disease that literally saps the solidity out of your bones, leaving them brittle and at risk of…
On the face of it, I am a very hard sell for Five Toe Sandals. If you read my review of ToeSox, you know that I tend to not like things in between my toes. In fact, I actually feel claustrophobic doing pilates or yoga in ToeSox. That said, hubby and I …
The UK Fitness Clothing Fave Sweaty Betty Is Available in the US – and They Are Having A Sale Keep reading for a code that will score you an extra 10-20% off sale items I was first introduced to Sweaty Betty a few years ago by several British gue…
Hubby and I found this 28 Day Challenge fitness plan, developed by my friend and fellow NYC fitness trainer Robert Brace, to be a balanced fitness and nutrition plan that is relatively easy to follow and offers both quick and lasting results. Sometimes…
I have the benefits of a face lift without surgery from Facial Magic exercises. A few years ago while we were in the middle of our contracts at Parrot Cay, my husband started to play with my chin wattle. What started as a cutesy joke quickly escalated …
When I heard about a new site from Humana aptly named My Well-Being, I was not expecting too much but dutifully went over to explore. I was pleasantly surprised.The post New Guide to Well Being appeared first on Pilates Fitness Reiki NYC.
A guest in my 9am Pilates Mat Class this morning asked me for some good Pilates studio references in Boston, MA. Here are a few studios I have heard of from other teachers, from clients, and from my own personal research. Studio Elle Pilates, Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA 02446 (617) 975-0100 Winner of the WBZ-TV…
Crucial reading for any Pilates or Fitness teacher working with osteoporosis or osteopenia (low bone density) patients! Learn more about osteoporosis, which exercises not to do, and which Pilates mat exercises are helpful to build and maintain bone density.
If you teach Pilates or Fitness and teach Golfers you must buy this manual! Learn more about the game, swing faults, and golf-specific Pilates exercises.
