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The movements at the hip joint can be seen in this diagram. They are listed below along with the muscles responsible for each action and a sample exercise. Flexion – iliopsoas, rectus femoris, sartorius, pectineus (range increases when knee is flexed) Extension – gluteus maximus; semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris (limited by the joint capsule and ligaments) Abduction – gluteus … More Movements at the Hip Joint

3rd July 2018 was the 15th anniversary since I qualified to teach Pilates matwork with Body Control Pilates in London.. We celebrated with a small equipment circuit at all mat classes and fairy cakes all round afterwards. I made elderflower and lemon (inspired by the recent royal wedding) and Philip kindly supplied gluten free chocolate.

However fit you already are, Pilates has benefits. Here’s a link to a photo of World Champion boxer, Anthony Joshua, doing spine curls at the Kubas Boxing academy. He includes Pilates in a wide range of exercises of which old-school boxing training is key. In an interview with The Telegraph he says “As a boxer, … More Pilates celebs: Anthony Joshua

Dakota Johnson, star of the The Fifty Shades franchise, displays more of her physique more frequently than the rest of us! To prepare herself for those numerous nude scenes her pre-film training schedule includes high-intensity body weight and light weight exercises, along with a Pilates-based ab workout. Read the full article on the Vogue website.  

According to the reports in the Lancet medical journal, despite guidelines from top medical, doctors still tend to prescribe pain killers to people with back pain instead of exercise, which works better. Read the whole article on the NBC website.

Caro, who suffered “really badly with back pain” writes about how Pilates changed her life on her blog. She says: “And little by little — week by week — my back began to loosen up and my body began to get stronger and stronger.” “You can just go along to a Pilates class wearing comfortable … More How Pilates Changed My Life

A recent article called ‘All you ever wanted to know about back pain’ has a good summary on current thinking about low back pain and what to do – and what not to do – to deal with it, It says: that most people recover from an episode of back pain reasonably quickly (within six to … More All you ever wanted to know about back pain

Joseph Pilates called the exercise method that he developed ‘contrology’. In developing his method his aim was to change the way in which people used their bodies throughout their daily lives. He said: “Contrology is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, in … More Quote: suppleness, natural grace and skill…