Rise pilates

There’s 24 hours in a day. Working out out with intent for one hour is great, but what are you doing for the other 23 hours of the day? If you’re running around not conscious of your body and the way you move, chances are that you won’t get as much out of that one hour of conscious movement as you can.
To really get the most out of your work-out, check in with your body when you’re not at the studio/gym/etc. Check in as many times a day as you can. At first, you might remember once every two days. But, the more you do it, the more you’ll remember to do it.
When you check in is when you have the opportunity to make changes. If you’re hunched over, lift your sternum. If you’re tucking or arching your hips, bring them back into a neutral position. Are you’re shoulders by you’re ears or are they packed into their tightest position? Are your knees hyper-extended (bad for your back,) or is there a soft bend- actually creating a longer leg line?
Go through an internal check-list and correct whatever you can. The more you do this, the faster you’ll see results. 💪

Good mechanics is about expansion. Widen your clavicle, lift your sternum and reach with your arms to achieve openness in the chest and relieve your neck from tension.
Shoot energy through your legs and out your toes and then grow out of your spine. 👌

Channeling my inner lioness 💛

Grande plié. A gorgeous ballet position. To get a better hip stretch, externally rotate your femur bones and think about tucking your tailbone. Your hips and adductors will thank you ✨💛

To get into this position without hurting your lower back, press your hips forward. This will engage your glutes and hip rotators this removing pressure from your lumbar spine and quadratics lumborum.
Another tip on : think about widening your clavical and externally rotating the top of your humerus bones. Doing so will lengthen your spine and create more space between the vertebrae. The result will be a sweeping arch with a strong foundation vs. an unstable ‘u’ shaped pose.
As always, don’t forget to engage those abs (or ‘zip those jeans! as I say to my clients.)
Stay tuned for more tips and tricks. coming soon!
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Second day of work!! I’m loving this new studio Shout-out to my awesome hard-working new clients

We all know that side bending exercises such as this one is a great way to whittle your waist. The problem is that all too often we yank ourselves upright with our lower back putting undue strain on our QL- a lower back muscle that’s already tight and sore on so many of us. The solution is twofold; engage your glutes (this puts the work in your butt instead of your lower back.) Then, come up, RIBS first. Think like there is a string attached to your ribs and someone is pulling on the string to bring you vertical. The proper muscles will activate- obliques- and you will get the stream-lined waist you’re after. 🥰👌💪💕

When I stay on the moment, everything else fades away. All we have is NOW
I’m committing to BE HERE NOW. Who’s with me? 💕✨

Sometimes I just want to lick a flower 🌸 Happy birthday⭐️abooshie .saether

For any white person struggling to understand where they fit into the story of race and racial inequality in the United States. For anyone who wants to get into this work but doesn’t know where to start. For anyone who wants to take an honest look at their own socialized ideas.

Change starts with awareness. May we all take steps to see/understand how systemic racism affects us and our country.

Some days I eat greens and do yoga. Other days I eat cookies and refuse to put on pants. It’s called BALANCE 🖤

What! You too? I thought I was the only one. 💋
C.S Lewis