| | | | | straight line through your body from the tip of your |
| There is a lot of misunderstanding about Pilates and | | | | head down through the centre of your neck, spine, |
| core stability ball exercises ,I get asked lots of | | | | pelvis and then straight down to the ground, dividing |
| questions but the most common one is…'Will Pilates | | | | your body exactly in half then this is what they call |
| help me lose weight?' | | | | your centre line.. You're Core. |
| The truth is Pilates is designed to tone and shape | | | | Your Core is kept upright and stable by your |
| your muscles, it is not designed to burn of fat. | | | | ‘Core stability muscles', which include deep |
| If you are over weight you will need a cardiovascular | | | | abdominal, back and pelvic floor muscles. |
| workout. This type of workout is more active and | | | | Now if your Core stays in line and straight you will |
| combined together with a good food plan you will | | | | stand upright and tall with no back, neck pains or any |
| start to lose weight quickly. | | | | problems. |
| If you haven't done any cardio work before I | | | | However, in the real world it is not like that and |
| suggest you just start of with a cardio exercises for | | | | people in today's society suffer from injures, over |
| beginners its not going to be easy when you first | | | | weight, and illnesses which can all throw your Core |
| start out but if you stick with it you'll see some | | | | out of alignment coursing you more ailments and |
| fantastic results very quickly. | | | | discomfort. Some people don't even have any injures |
| When I talk about food plans I say ‘Food Plan' | | | | but over time they have started to lean more to one |
| because I hate the word ‘Diet.' | | | | side this then starts to throw their body out of |
| Diet to me means going without what I like and | | | | alignment. |
| trying to stop eating. You don't stop eating and you | | | | With your Core out of alignment your stability |
| don't go without you just need to eat the right | | | | muscles start to do there own thing to try and help |
| foods to help you lose weight. | | | | you keep upright. They end up working unevenly, for |
| Now, if you do a cardiovascular workout one day | | | | instance.. if you put more weight on the right foot |
| and then have a rest day to let your body | | | | because you lean to the right you will put an |
| recuperate you can then do a workout using a Pilates | | | | extreme amount of pressure on the Core muscles |
| core exercise ball. By alternating your workout routine | | | | and they start to form there own shape to help |
| in this way, you will help to tone your muscles which | | | | them perform as best as they can under these |
| will start to pull your body into shape and by | | | | circumstances. |
| combining the two different work-outs and having a | | | | This can then cause other problems and lots of |
| good food plan you will see a dramatic change in | | | | unnecessary pain or discomfort. |
| your body very quickly and also lose the weight. | | | | With Pilates exercises carried out correctly it helps |
| I want to talk about is the ‘Core and Core | | | | stretch the body and reshape your muscles helping |
| exercises '... Everybody asks me ‘what is the | | | | you to realign your Core, intern returning your body |
| ‘Core' and what does it mean? | | | | to an upright and straight position. |
| If you could stand upright and straight and draw a | | | | |