Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Pilates”
As much as Pilates is all about ‘the abs’, it is just as much about the spine! Evolution has left us with such specific muscles, organs, bones, and structure in our bodies. They all have a purpose and have amazing abilities that we remain completely unaware of. We breathe when our lungs (muscles) contract and expand, completely on their own. …
Classical Pilates, simply, is the exact method discovered by Joseph Pilates. Our Classical Pilates studio teaches this truly beneficial and proven method using apparatus that is as close to Pilates’ actual equipment as possible. EPL and many of the Pilates studios/instructors out there trust that Mr. Pilates, a true genius, designed his apparatus with great thought; from the width of …
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 cold, wet, dark and dreary days of english winter are dawning upon us. We might be feeling down in the dumps, a bit depressed with the weather, and tired of how the days just seem roll on by. However, some of us might also be suffering from actual mental depression; emotions that can’t always be helped with a sunny day and …
You may have heard your Pilates instructor call you ‘hyper-mobile’ and you may have been advised to perform an exercise with slight modification. So, what exactly is hyper-mobility, what are the negatives, and how can it be helped? ‘Hyper-mobility is a condition in which a person has an excessive range of movement that goes beyond what would be considered normal; in …
What is a stroke? A stroke is a disruption in the blood supply to the brain. Most strokes are caused from a blockage/blood clot in the brain, some are caused by bleeding from the brain (haemorrhage). When blood is pumped around the brain correctly it supplies oxygen and nutrients needed to allow the body to function properly. When you have …
It’s finally Friday! We all made it through another week of life and I know the EPL team will definitely be celebrating with a few glasses of wine. However, some of you might intend to have a bit more than a few glasses and end up with another groggy hangover, wasting your Saturday feeling sorry for yourself… Guess what, and …
We have all been there, our first day back at school, kicking and screaming, thinking how unfair it was that our parents didn’t have to endure the torture we were about to incur for another term! Well parents of 2015, I think we all agree it really is the kids that have it easier! So, how do we deal with …
Many of us will know someone who has suffered/is suffering from arthritis, perhaps you are developing the disease or suffering yourself. Arthritis is a very common and potentially debilitating disease where your joints become painful, inflamed, and stiff due to lack of nutrients and fluid around the joints; it has become the nations primary cause of disability. However, this outcome is not inevitable if you take the right …
The Marathons have finished, the football season has ended, the summer has begun and so have a few more sports seasons such as Tennis; a sport that many more Brits have grown to love in the recent years thanks to our very own Andy Murray stealing titles left right and centre! GO ON ANDY! Just like any other sport, tennis takes its own …
