by Beyond Basics | Jul 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
by Beyond Basics | Jul 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
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 Beyond Basics | Jul 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
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 Beyond Basics | Jul 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
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 Beyond Basics | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
