Published: Tuesday, 30 December 2008
What It Is:
Hopefully you were able to explore out our last installment, (Abdominal Work with the Magic Circle Part One) and have been practicing some of these hard core (literally) abdominal exercises with the Magic Circle. Part One will prepare you for some even more difficult (believe it or not!) Pilates exercises incorporating the Magic Circle! Be sure to keep practicing The Part One exercises and then slowly add the new exercises we’ll talk about in this post.
Published: Tuesday, 23 December 2008
What it is:
Using the Magic Circle with your abdominal work can really bring it up a notch. It can make the work more challenging, efficient and connected. I have seen people struggle with The Roll Up for example (look below for more details) but as soon as I give them a Magic Circle to hold between the hands and they can connect and stabilize through the mid back and can start to smoothly roll up without yanking and jerking themselves up. This proves that we can not isolate body parts when we exercise. It has to be a full body engagement to be effective.
Published: Tuesday, 16 December 2008
What it is:
Our last article was all inner and outer thigh toning with the Magic Circle in side-lying position. In this installment we are looking at inner and outer thigh strengthening using the Magic Circle while standing. The standing posture adds a balance challenge and helps us build bone density while we tone the inner and outer thighs.
Here’s How:
Published: Tuesday, 9 December 2008
What it is:
As we already know the Magic circle is an easy, inexpensive and effective tool that will help you achieve your Pilates body. Try to find just twenty to thirty minutes a day to use your circle to tone and lengthen. If you’re consistent you will start to feel and see the results within the month!!!
Here is Part One of some awesome inner and outer thigh shapers. This is one of the hardest places to sculpt for women. The Magic Circle helps you target these hard to get places in the legs.
Published: Tuesday, 2 December 2008
What it is:
Here are a few classical Pilates exercises with a magic circle twist! Adding the magic circle into the glute and hamstring exercises helps to connect and fully engage the working muscles.
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Published: Tuesday, 25 November 2008
What it is:
In this installment we will look at few famous Pilates exercises, the Leg Pull Down, the Swan and the Mermaid. Then we will add the challenge of the magic circle in to the move. The circle does give a bit more difficulty to the move but you will probably feel more connection to your mid-back which will help you to fully experience the exercise.
Here’s How:
Published: Tuesday, 18 November 2008
What it is:
The interest in my first magic circle installment was such that I thought it might be a good idea to do a whole series highlighting exercises with the magic circle to tone, strengthen and lengthen the whole body. Please read the first magic circle installment to get a basic description and background of this famous and versatile small piece of Pilates equipment.
Published: Tuesday, 11 November 2008
What it is:
To be balanced we must keep (or try as best we can) to keep equal amount of strength and flexibility in our musculature. As we well know by now Pilates is one of the best ways to keep this equalization happening in the body. Here we will look at some adductor stretches to keep length in the inner thighs and balance throughout the leg musculature.
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Published: Tuesday, 4 November 2008
What it is:
One of Joseph Pilates many inventions was the Magic Circle. The first Magic Circle is said to have been made from the ring on a keg. This isn't hard to believe because Pilates was also known for his love of ale.
Published: Tuesday, 28 October 2008
What it is:
Adductor strength is critical for a balanced, reliable connection between the powerful muscles of our thighs and those of the abdominals. Pilates works this balance like nothing else, improving strength, flexibility and awareness of these muscles, reducing your chance of injury. Here are some classical Pilates mat exercises that target the adductor (inner thigh) muscles. If done consistently these will make a remarkable difference.
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