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We would like to interrupt this Fundamentals Friday to CELEBRATE our fearless founder and Real Results CEO & strong woman: Suzette Wilson. This week marks the 18 years of Real Results Training and helping people live in their healthiest house possible: their body. Your commitment to excellence, your inspired teaching and work ethic inspire us daily to be better movement instructors and better humans! Next time you see Suzette give her a huge hug 😍

Pilates, barre, yoga?!?! Thank goodness we never have to choose 🙊 If you peep the schedule, you will see Suzette blessing us with more pilates classes weekly 🙏🏼🙏🏼 is celebrating 18 years of Real Results Training today!!

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Fundamental Friday!

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This exercise, which can be done on the Reformer or the Cadillac, mainly works on developing trunk stabilization. It strengthens the horizontal shoulder adductors, pectorals, and the postural muscles in your trunk.

To execute, sit upright in a neutral spine, facing away from the springs/ropes. The legs stretched out in front of you in a long sit or crossed. Holding onto the arm springs/straps, the arms out to the sides with the elbows soft and the fingers together. Create a round position with the arms as if you are hugging a large tree trunk. Exhale to bring the arms together until the fingertips of each hand are almost touching. Inhale to return to the starting position, careful not to extend past your shoulders.

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Fundamental Friday!

Let's break down exactly how Pilates can save your lower back from chronic pain!

The sacroiliac joints (SI) link your pelvis and lower spine. They're made up of the sacrum - the bony structure above your tailbone and below your lower vertebrae - and the top part (ilium) of your pelvis. There are sacroiliac joints in both the right and left sides of your lower back. Strong ligaments hold these joints in place. The sacroiliac joints support the weight of your upper body when you stand. Often, it is alteration in the normal joint motion that may be the culprit of sacroiliac pain. This source of pain can be caused by either:

1. Too much movement - hypermobility or instability. The pain is typically felt in the lower back and/or hip and may radiate into the groin area.

2. Too little movement - hypomobility or fixation. The pain is typically felt on one side of the low back or buttocks, and can radiate down the leg. The pain usually remains above the knee, but at times pain can extend to the ankle or foot. The pain is similar to sciatica, or pain that radiates down the sciatic nerve and is caused by a radiculopathy.

Pilates is a fantastic way to learn how to deal with SI Joint pain as it works to correct muscle imbalances that we have inflicted on our body through years of abuse. Twisting incorrectly, poor posture, trauma, injuries, etc. can all wreak havoc on our bodies over time.

Pilates exercises for SI Joint and psoas pain should include both the stretching of the muscles in the lower back and strengthening the muscles that support the pelvic floor, deep, and lower abdominal. In other words, we need to help them learn stabilization, as these muscles are our "powerhouse", providing stability for the SI Joint and the whole lumbar-pelvic girdle.