Wrist fractures are second only to hips. January is the month to use Pilates to strengthen wrists!
Ten Tips for more comfortable car journeys
It is wonderful that we have a big extended PhysioPilates family stretching far from Cambridge. Since I started this blog & newsletter I have had lovely emails from pupils moved to Shropshire, Scotland and even Portugal. Also feeling proud that our Cambridge classes have inspired several career moves –…
Amanda’s favorite standing pelvic floor exercise
This is absolutely my favourite standing pelvic floor exercise brought to you from my SupportedMums.com website. Subscribe to our Newsletter at the bottom of the post and we will send you a link to download a free printable version of this exercise A rather neat standing pelvic floor exercise! I…
Pilates spine curl vs traditional bridge: technique check
Spot the difference? They look the same – bottom in the air – but the difference is how you get there. If you are not sure about the difference between a classic bridge and a Pilates spine curl then do read on…. How a traditional bridge works The traditional ‘bridge’ exercise…
Granny or Gazelle? A great exercise for morning back stiffness.
Morning back stiffness? Do you wake with back stiffness, feeling rather like an old lady; starting the day with contorting stretches just to feel normal? Do you find that you struggle to get comfortable in bed at night? The natural instinct is to try morning stretches to loosen and get going. …
About Amanda Savage & the PhysioPilates Blog
Hi. I am Amanda Savage, a specialist pelvic floor physiotherapist and experienced Pilates teacher. I write this blog to offer a few extra tricks and tips to our active PhysioPilates customers. To anyone else who has come across it – welcome, please enjoy and engage with us. I write wearing…
Can Pilates strengthen the Pelvic Floor Muscles?
This is a really great question. As both a specialist pelvic floor physiotherapist and an experienced Pilates instructor the kind of question I like! Think about skiing – you need to be fit already to ski well. You don’t get fit skiing. Pilates and the pelvic floor have a similar…
3 tips: tabletop position without abdominal doming
Do you have a suspicion that each time you bring that second leg up into tabletop position you get a an abdominal bulge or doming or a little jolt? As tabletop legs is the starting position and foundation for so many of the advanced pilates exercises it is absolutely essential to master…
