Tag Archives: Pilates

Activating Your Core Prior To A Run As Part Of A Roller Routine

Building core engagement into your pre-run routine can help your running skills, improve body-awareness, and help teach you to shift the load from one set of muscle groups to another. Continue reading →

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Engaging Your Core As You Run And Core Running?

It would appear that all that Pilates and Continuum core work is paying off, as it sure seemed to help my trail run today, plus I found a site called Core Running which has some pretty good advice. Take a look, and tell me what you think. Continue reading →

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Tara Teaches FitOldDog The Pilates 100 Core Exercise

A short FitOldDog training video, filmed by Tara his Pilates instructor, demonstrates the correct approach to the one hundred, which truly conditions your core muscles when carried out correctly. In this video, FitOldDog needs to reach out a little more strongly through his finger tips, but otherwise not a bad job. Continue reading →

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Video Clip Demonstrates Use Of Balance Ball To Improve Posture and Reduce Bodily Tension Whilst Working On Your Computer

Video by Tara for FitOldDog to show approaches to improved posture and core development, with reduction of shoulder and neck tension induced by long hours at the computer. Continue reading →

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11 More Free Training Tips On Safe Exercise For Better Health From FitOldDog

  Hi folks, Just thought that I would pull out some more training tips for fun. Here they are, with an embedded link to the related blog post: Play at your workouts rather than working at them, because it is … Continue reading →

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FitOldDog Exercise Video #3: Two Simple Core Exercises

Hi folks, There is much more to effective core training than sit-ups or crunches. The best approach, in my opinion, is thorough training in Pilates. I have attached a video that shows two exercises I like for their simplicity. My … Continue reading →

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Motivation: Keeping Your Shoulders Loose

Hi folks, I have many reasons to work on relaxing my shoulders, so I’m motivated to explore the issue. I received enthusiastic input on approaches to shoulder relaxation from several sources quite recently. Enthusiastic input certainly helps one’s motivation. The reason … Continue reading →

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