We have touched on what it means when Pilates teachers tell us to ‘scoop’, ‘hollow’, or ‘draw your abdominals in & up’, and how this is anatomically possible in our abdominals. However, to really perfect your scoop you will need to have a wider understanding of the parts of the body used to scoop and the muscle functions that enable …
The ‘C Curve’
What is the ‘C Curve’? Such a simple question, yet so many confused minds! So let’s clarify once and for all how, why, what, and when we have to create this strangely complicated ‘C Curve’ with our bodies! In a nut shell, the curve is a movement of the spine that engages & strengthens the deepest abdominals, while opening the back …