What have hernias around the abdomen and disc prolapses in the spine have in common? It seems like they are quite different things, don’t...

Abdominal surgery scars and back pain, can these be related? Have you had abdominal surgery... perhaps an appendectomy, or a C section,...

Let me start by saying this. There is no good or bad movement as such. All movement is good, generally. We should and can be doing a...

This week, we are looking at integration of breathing, abdominal and pelvic floor activation with lumbar spine stability. We are looking...

This week at Move Beyond, we are practicing better breathing techniques whilst blowing up baloons. Why, I hear you say? We need to...

Here are some visuals about lung drainage positions to help prevent complications leading to pneumonia. We discussed this information...

This week at MoveBeyond we explored movements in our thoracic spine (ribs) versus lumbar and neck movements. We spoke about thoracic...

Pilates is known for it's focus on abdominal engagement. It is often explicitly cued during classes. The general challenge with this...

Diastasis recti, or separation of stomach muscles, occurs - most often - during pregnancy. Sometimes, these muscles do not come back...

You will not hear me cue "exhale and press bellybutton to spine" in our Pilates classes. Why? Firstly, this is not a very specific...

Some people think that Pilates is all about holding your abdominals in all the time. After all, Pilates is supposed to give you strong...

What is your "Core"? The answer to this is not actually straightforward. Some think of this as one’s abdominals only – cue the...