It’s no secret to those who know me that I love Pilates. In fact, I’ve written about it a few times in the past (and probably will again). In today’s post, I share with you some of my journey toward healing, and ways in which Pilates is a useful, therapeutic tool to help you on your road to recovery.
The word challenging does not even begin to describe the starting point of my health struggles. For years, I battled an ever-growing list of strange symptoms until a doctor diagnosed me with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 2010. Despite doing everything right–all that my doctor told me to do–my body became frailer by the day, and weight inexplicably dropped from my 5-foot 6-inch frame.
Soon after my diagnosis, a series of life-altering events occurred; I lost my job, my car, most of my friends, my ability to sleep, financial
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Here are five ways Pilates can help you heal from Lyme Disease.
1. Pilates helps reconnect your mind and your body.
You might feel as though your body has betrayed you, and like you have no control over what’s happening to you. Pilates gently helps you find a mind-body connection where you are in charge of the muscles you utilize through a concept known as concentration.
When you focus or concentrate, your attention on the muscles working during an exercise, you become aware of just how much each muscle is working. By using your mind to direct, your body’s actions, you are in charge; you make the movement happen.
A consistent Pilates practice enhances your understanding of this mind-body connection and allows you to see that although many things may not be in your control, you still have the power to make specific changes to movements that feel right to you. Knowing that your mind and body can work together to help you heal is a very encouraging thought.
2. Pilates helps balance the
At Bombers CrossFit, we are counting down the days until The CrossFit Open! On February 25th, the games begin—and they last all the way until March 28th. And guess what? Even if you are new to CrossFit, you can enter this thrilling competition—and we hope you will.
It was easy to do exercises regularly since no machine was required but only swimming, being involved in nature walk and playing the sports that a person enjoy. The final goal of a physical therapist is mobilizing people’s body to a working state. To attain this goal as a future physical therapist, I will implement a program with innovative therapy and place trust and confidence in my patients. The results would be enhanced trust between therapist and the patient hence promoting the significance of physical therapy to the patients and the society at large.
During a single session, you will do a short but high-intensity cardio exercise that is a good way to do cardio for people you are not great fans of doing cardio exercises. The session will also consist of muscle toning exercise to get you in a good shape.
6) Stabilisation Programs - For those who want to go beyond just getting healed, the road to greater health is in the hands of your physiotherapists. A well-structured core strengthening program can give injury free results and change your outlook towards life completely. All the exercises are designed keeping the individual problems and strengths in mind. The idea is to strengthen whatever can be without traumatising the weaker
With all the choices and methods of exercise these days, many of us are confused about what is best and what will work for them. Hopefully I can clear up some of this confusion about fitness, and talk about what methods I feel are most effective.
Everyone says “that won’t happen to me,” but that’s what I thought. The whole journey started about 4 years ago. I woke up one morning and I didn’t feel like myself. I had this gut feeling that something was wrong. I didn’t know what, but I knew something wasn’t right. I got in the car and started driving to my doctors office in Portland. He called me back into his room and said, “What can I do for you today?”
Although in the time, I didn’t know if the discord happening within my body. Two weeks after I lost my grandfather, I was dying as well. My blood count was a staggeringly low 5.27, the lowest healthy amount is 12.0. I was rushed to the hospital for a transfusion the day my doctor got the results back. My new doctors at the University of Kentucky Hospital were diligent with my care, yet there were many blanks. They found no sign of Lupus, Leukemia, or other diseases to cause blood deficiencies. Until the term finally came up. GPA. I didn’t know what it was, nor were the doctors sure yet. It only took a day for my team of over ten doctors to figure it out. Constant calls to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and they were finally treating me. High doses of prednisone and iron supplements were what I had to look forward to every morning after coming home. A girl that weighed one-hundred and twenty pounds went to a two-hundred-pound girl in a matter of a few months. My auto-immune disease hasn’t changed my whole life. But it changed my outlook on how precious life is. I found out later that, if I hadn’t been admitted when I was, I would’ve been dead within the week. It was Thursday when I was admitted. How short and precious our lives
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When one thinks of arduous workouts, Pilates might not be the first to come to mind. Although it is overlooked by more standard exercises such as running, it can have incredible results. The main goal of anyone practicing Pilates is to feel stronger and healthier. How to accomplish this is in two simple techniques; knowing how to breathe correctly and maintain proper form.
Would you ever choose something that you love so much, but you know will impact the rest of your life? Would you be willing to compromise your current lifestyle or what could happen in your future? Those are choices that you are required to decide before entering any sport, but those questions are most prevalent when wanting to join gymnastics. In my life I have faced tons of pros and cons in result of this sport, but made this choice long ago. I chose to put time and energy into doing what I love and doing it whenever I can, but I also chose to compromise my growing and all of the other opportunities that I occasionally miss. Today I will be covering how gymnastics impacts your growth, this is due to genetic and environmental factors, your developmental stage, and high impacts on your bones.
In a time of immense technological advancement and competitive nature of college acceptance, the school curriculum seems to be revolved around Mathematics, English, Science and History. However, there is a course that has been forgotten that is crucial to the overall development of a student-- Physical Education. Many school districts in the United States do not require physical education as part of their curriculum. Many studies have correlated positive relationships between academic achievement and physical activity (Coe, 2006, p. 1515). As a health and kinesiology student, it is worrisome that our educational leaders do not understand the importance of physical activity. If our leaders could recognize the benefits of physical activity, maybe our educational curriculum could change. I am determined to persuade you that physical education is crucial for the well being of our children and should still be required in school.
An MRI was conducted, and showed that I had dead brain cells, which was a direct correlation to Traumatic Brain Injury. At this point, I realized that my life would be changed forever; never thinking I would have ever been in a situation of this magnitude, but understand that everything in life happens for a reason. I was unable to walk without some type of assistance for nearly one and a half years, and had to go through extensive brain therapy because of the severity of my brain injury. From the time I was injured until present, I have had eighteen Epidural Steroid Injections in my spine, as well as other therapy. I have always said that out of every bad situation, something positive will come out of it. Since the injury, my wife and I have become much closer, as well as my
Credibility: I am a licensed personal trainer through the American Council on Exercise, and have helped more than 100 clients lose weight and keep it off.
The summer, a time of warm weather, long weekends, friends and holidays. It is also the time where many of us put down the junk food, get off the couch and come out of winter hibernation to enjoy the outdoors. It’s often not long after playing your first game of beach volleyball or running to catch the bus when you realise that your heart is racing, sweat is pouring down your face and you are breathing heavily. As you look up and watch everyone still running around you or as your stepping onto the bus only one thought is running through your mind “WOW I am out of shape!”. Now I am not here today to try and convince you to get into better shape. Starting a fitness routine is a commitment that an individual needs to decide on for
Throughout this six week session I've gained a much better understanding of yoga and how it really works. I've learned that yoga not only helps the body flexibility but also helps you throughout the day from the different techniques you learn and do on a daily basis. In fact, what I find interesting about yoga is that it's not all about physical activity but being one with yourself, as if getting to know yourself throughout these exercises. I also feel as though yoga helps release tension and negative energy from the body, while clearing the mind and making you feel like a new person after exercising. For example, every morning that I wake up there are times I don't want to get out of bed or do anything, but once I get to class it's like a heavy burden been released off of my shoulders and I begin to feel good and happy. Doing yoga puts me in a better mood.