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Mar 16, 2022
Under Pressure
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...
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Oct 14, 2021
Abdominal Scars and Back Pain
Abdominal surgery scars and back pain, can these be related? Have you had abdominal surgery... perhaps an appendectomy, or a C section,...
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Apr 10, 2021
Are AB CRUNCHES and SIT UPS good for us?
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...
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Oct 5, 2020
This Week at Move Beyond - 5 October 2020
This week, we are looking at integration of breathing, abdominal and pelvic floor activation with lumbar spine stability. We are looking...
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Sep 23, 2020
This Week at Move Beyond - 14 Sept 2020
This week at Move Beyond, we are practicing better breathing techniques whilst blowing up baloons. Why, I hear you say? We need to...
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Apr 20, 2020
On Lung Drainage
Here are some visuals about lung drainage positions to help prevent complications leading to pneumonia. We discussed this information...
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Dec 9, 2019
This Week at MoveBeyond - 6 Dec 2019
This week at MoveBeyond we explored movements in our thoracic spine (ribs) versus lumbar and neck movements. We spoke about thoracic...
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Aug 1, 2019
Core Bracing
Pilates is known for it's focus on abdominal engagement. It is often explicitly cued during classes. The general challenge with this...
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Jul 13, 2019
Diastasis Recti
Diastasis recti, or separation of stomach muscles, occurs - most often - during pregnancy. Sometimes, these muscles do not come back...
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Jun 19, 2019
No Bellybutton to Spine Here
You will not hear me cue "exhale and press bellybutton to spine" in our Pilates classes. Why? Firstly, this is not a very specific...
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Jun 12, 2019
On Abdominal Work
Some people think that Pilates is all about holding your abdominals in all the time. After all, Pilates is supposed to give you strong...
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Mar 22, 2019
What is Core?
What is your "Core"? The answer to this is not actually straightforward. Some think of this as one’s abdominals only – cue the...
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