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Priya<\/h3>\n

Do some practice at home. Pilates is like learning a new language, the more you practice, the more you learn.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now it is common sense that the more often you practice something the better you become at it. Therefore doing some Pilates practice between classes will help you massively. If you can practice lying in neutral and breathing, correcting your posture and a move that you enjoyed in class it will help. Check out our youtube channel for videos and sequences you can try.<\/p>\n

Jo<\/h3>\n

Slow down and breathe, breathe, breathe. Pilates is a marathon and not a sprint.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Breathing is obviously something that we do all the time but we don’t always take the time to do properly. Focus on the breath going into your ribs, so they expand out to the side. The breath also expands your tummy and your back too.<\/p>\n

Mandie<\/h3>\n

I always talk about rib cage placement. In all posts avoid the ribs flaring out, instead bury them down towards your hipbones so the abdominals engage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If your ribs flare up when you lift your arms or legs, concentrate on there being a heaviness on your chest and your core engaging more. It may also be you need to reduce the range of movement in your shoulders and legs.<\/p>\n

Faye<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check in with yourself from time to time through your day. How are you standing or sitting? Are you shallow breathing? When you can only attend one class a week, it’s these daily tweaks that really help to make a difference”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A focus on your posture is so key. What you do in class is a tiny fragment of your week, so finding the posture cues you need to work on is totally crucial. Whether it is adjusting your head position or bringing your pelvis into neutral more often. It all makes a difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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