with pilates expert Karin Hagberg

One of my favourite exercise tool is the Exercise Ball. It is a relative cheap piece of equipment to keep at home and there are so many exercises you can do utilising the ball. Working with the ball will activate the core stabilizing muscles which makes exercises, which incorporate the exercise ball, much more effective [...]

What kind of training do you do in conjunction with you Rowing? Weight training, running, cycling, flexibility training….?I wonder how many of you rowers – that focus on core training and flexibility? If not, I suggest that you get started straight away.
Core strength has come into the limelight in the last few years and I am [...]

Sit with your legs outside shoulder width with your arms lengthened out toward the sides. Make sure you keep the shoulders down. Lengthen up through the spine. Inhale to prepare. Exhale as you twist to the side and do two gentle stretches, bringing the arm to the opposite leg. Let your eyes follow the arm [...]

Correct breathing will assist in muscle control and revitalize the body with fresh oxygen to give us more energy. There are many different breathing techniques but in Pilates we practise “lateral thoracic breathing” while exercising. This means that you breathe into the lower ribcage and upper back to make maximum use of your lung capacity.
This [...]

Here are a few quotes by the man Joseph Pilates himself:
“The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power.”
-Joseph Pilates, letter to clients, 1939

Pilates helps your body stay young, fit, and full of vitality. As Joe himself once said, “With body, mind, and spirit functioning perfectly as a coordinated whole, [...]

aspire pilates – exercise for body, mind and soul
Exercise that is precise and requires concentration will includes using the mind to develop the perfect result you would like to achieve for an easier and less effortless way of moving gracefully and with little strain. This way of exercising develops body awareness, help strengthen your [...]

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The choice between Yoga and Pilates
The choice between Yoga and Pilates depends on what you are looking for. If you want an exercise that improves flexibility while toning your muscles – especially the abdominals – then Pilates is probably your better choice. If you want to concentrate a bit more on flexibility and a less [...]

In Pilates we use the body as a whole unit to develop strong and lean muscles. Pilates concentrates on working our body’s stabilisers or postural muscles (such as the Pelvic Floor and Transverse Abdominis) before training the global or outer layer of muscles (such as the biceps). Pilates should invigorate & energize the body by [...]