Obliques

This week, we will be working on your obliques. Sort of feeling your muscles "wrap around" from your lower back to around your waist- to over Three and Nine. Here's a link to Wikkipedia-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_internal_oblique_muscle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_external_oblique_muscle
"Wrapping" both of these muscles around results in an overall decrease in diameter of your waist.

These muscles are also responsible for some of the twisting, transverse movements of your spine.

Spine Release (last week) & Legs (this week)

Sorry about slacking on the blog over the past two weeks:( I have been in busy with a messy move- lots of legs and abs as I have moved from one third floor apartment to another third floor apartment.

Anyway....
Last week was spine release week- concentrating on keeping the rest of our bodies relaxed while working specific body parts (mostly legs)- and also pausing in the middle of rollups.

This week is leg week. We will be doing all of our leg work with a concentration on keeping an anterior pelvic tilt (water out the front). Also very important, is keeping your legs slightly turned out (first position from dance) at 1 and 11. Both knees and ankles.

Lower Back Week

This week is lower back week!!!!!
Old cues (revisited)- water out the front/water out the back
New Cue (in development)- "screws(bolts) in the sides of your hips"
Even newer (today)- "motorcycle throttle"


One of the biggest things during lower back week is the seated position. Please use your shoulder blades to hold you in place (down (towards your tailbone) and back).


Also, during ball game- keep your spine straight in the squat- Keep your shoulders back.

New Class in Albany

As promised, I have started a few new classes in Albany. They will be held at 326 Hudson Ave.- (You can park in Washington park, it's only two blocks away). The class times are:
Monday 7 AM
Wednesday 5:15PM
Thursday 5:15PM
The class cost is $45 for the month, or $15/class for drop in

Ribs and Shoulders

For the past two weeks we have been working on riveting back at 12:00.
This is connected to shoulder elevation and more specifically to shoulder depression. = the lower you can keep your shoulder (blade)s, the more you will be able to rivet or button down at 12. Keeping your shoulders down will engage more of your mid/upper back. This is important this week as upper back engagement will help us to sit taller through our lower backs.

Interesting Food/Diet Research

This is some of what I call "no shit research" but it supports my contention that if I don't keep any junk food in my house, I won't eat it.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/09/21/kd.mindless.eating/index.html

Scooping

For the past two weeks, we have been working on scooping through the front of our pelvises.
Other cues have also been;
"feeling the smile across your lower abs (from 3-9)"
"flattening the front of your pelvis" and
"pull back your ovaries"
All immediately before exhalation!

I have also used "pull back your belly button," which is not quite correct. The activation is then too high on your abs. Next week, we will be working on the activation through the upper part of your abs and lower (anterior) rib cage.

Second Time Offering Friday in Chatham

One more class in Chatham on Friday at 10:30
53 Church Street
6 week session
Sept 21st- Oct 26th

Chatham Class

Forgot this one-
Friday at 9:30AM Chatham
32 Woodbridge Ave

6 week session Sept14th-Oct19th

Pilates Scedule and Locations

Mon 3PM Greenport- (Restricted to teachers of Hudson School District)
Mon 7PM Coxsackie
Wed 4:45PM Albany
Sat 8AM Coxsackie
Sat 10AM Hudson

Coxsackie classes are held at the Second Reformed Church of Coxsackie

16 Washington Ave, Coxsackie

Albany class is held at the Alzheimer's Association

85 Watervliet Ave, Albany

Hudson class is held at Hudson Health and Fitness

111 Fairview Ave, Hudson

New Classes coming to 326 Hudson Ave., Albany! Stay tuned...

recenter.pilates is a holistic approach to body sculpting, toning, and overall health. Its core philosophy expands on the ideals of Pilates with a sensible, dietetic approach to body fat management and muscular condition. Brian Hull, personal trainer and anatomical analyst, developed his unique approach to total body conditioning first at Cornell University and refined it in New York City at the Kelly Kane School, and is pleased to expand into upstate New York with one-on-one and group classes available in the greater Capital District. Don't hesitate to contact him to recenter.

Brian Hull
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