By Riva Preil The Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) proudly presents “A Primer for Women’s Health: Learn about Your Body in 52 Weeks.†This wonderful tool will present a different health tip every week for...
In honor of summer, and the fabulous Riva Preil, we will use this blog to echo Riva’s advice on summer footwear. We all know that flip-flops are, in theory, the perfect summer shoe. They are light, they are airy, and they are very inexpensive. However, flip-flops...
By Riva Preil 33.9% of men above age 20 in America are obese. 31.7% of men above age 20 in America have high blood pressure. 22.2% of men 18 and older in America smoke cigarettes on a regular basis. 12.5% of men 18 and older are in “fair†or “poor†health...
By Denise Vidal So far in our Pilates blogs we have built a solid foundation of exercises by exploring fundamental joint movements in relationship to our breath and core support. In this blog, we will attempt to apply what we have learned to a more challenging...
By Denise Vidal Building on the twisting movement of the last blog, I would like to share with you a traditional Pilates exercise called the Saw. However, before we progress to the full movement, there is one more fundamental we need to discuss. We need to take a...
