I attended the Pilates Foam Roller course in London yesterday alongside fellow Pilates Workshop teacher Rita – very impressed that she was wearing her “Pilates Workshop” t shirt and said it was the best fit t shirt she had!
The course was run by Kate Fry – it was the first time I’ve attended a course run by Kate.
Her warm up session was fantastic and inspirational ( that’s my lesson plan for this week sorted!) and the entire course was fun, challenging, informative and I would highly recommend to any teacher that hasn’t attended.
My abdominals are definitely feeling the work today and the foam roller really helped me to achieve the correct alignment and assisted my sequential extension exercises – my swan dive has improved if not yet perfect!
The Roller can help many Pilates exercises safely and effectively by offering assistance and support – it can increase or decrease the difficulty of many exercises. The unstable nature of the Roller along with the reduced base of support it offers help develop the deep stabilising muscles by challenging the body’s balance and control. Also by raising the body the range of movements can be increased safely.
My top exercises were “threading a needle” and the extension exercises.
If you have advanced clients and are looking to give them a challenge to existing exercises try SLS, DLS and Scissors on the Roller.
Lie semi – supine along the roller, hands are on the floor palms facing down, curl up and then double knee fold legs to prepare.
The movement is in the legs only – the arms must stay on the floor to support.
Amanda Pountney – taken from the Body Control Pilates Foam Roller course.
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Sounds very interesting….. and I look forward to your demo of ‘Swan Dive’ on the roller.
thanks
Shelley