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Office environments and the birth of Hip Dysfunction

February 14, 2015 in exercise, Fitness, Pilates

Since the advent of the modern day workplace with desk and office chairs, we see more and more people sitting for long periods of time. This has become more apparent with clients having the same old story of tight hips, quadriceps (thighs), hamstrings (back of thighs) and buttocks. I have coined it the ‘lower body atrophy syndrome’, a factor that leads to bad posture and poor movement quality.

The Problem with exercise in the Age of Convenience - The importance of good technique

January 31, 2015 in Pilates, Fitness, exercise

“there is no point in doing 100 push ups if they are all done with poor execution and in bad form”

You will achieve far better quality of movement, posture and physical outcomes when you pay attention to the detail of the exercise and the precision of its execution. Quality always trumps quantity— there is no point in doing 100 push ups if they are done with poor execution and form which leads to muscle imbalance, movement dysfunction and potential injury. It’s much better to do fewer repetitions, making sure they are done correctly and in good form.