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Category: Pilates Tips

Try This: Overhead Tricep Press

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Overhead Tricep Press is a great way to get amazing looking arms for summertime! I love this exercise because not only does it target that underarm area that clients always want looking tighter and toned, but it also strengthens and stabilizes the upper body.

Why you should be doing the Overhead Tricep Press

  • This exercise will strengthen your triceps along with shoulder muscles.
  • It strengthens scapula stabilizers which will give you a nice looking back.
  • It will increase torso stabilization and help with a stronger trunk.

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Try This: Double Straight Leg Stretch

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The Double Straight Leg Stretch is a great and very effective abdominal exercise that targets and strengthens your core.  I love this exercise because not only are you working your upper abs, you are also targeting your hard to reach lower abs as well.

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Try This: Chest Expansion

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Clients are always asking me, “Does Pilates really make you taller?” My response: “ABSOLUTELY!” But, how?

Exercises such as Chest Expansion are the answer. We spend most days hunched over sitting at a computer, browsing on our smartphones, driving and watching television. Couple this with good old gravity, and the result is chronically poor posture and what I refer to as “Little Old Lady Syndrome,” when your body actually begins to shrink! Chest expansion can help reverse these effects and allow us to stand tall again.

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Try This: Yoga Hamstring Stretch

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Free your pelvis and relieve your back pain with these two Yoga hamstring stretches: Dandasana and Paschimottanasana. You’ll begin with Dandasana, also known as “Staff Pose.” Dandasana is an easy pose where you are sitting upright with a forward bend posture that will help improve your sitting posture and core strength. Ready to take it up a notch? Paschimottanasana will take you to the next level of flexibility by lengthening the hamstrings as you lean forward to hold the feet.

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