Remember when making plans with friends meant actually seeing each other? Not just texting. Not just liking their Instagram posts. Actually showing up, week after week, to do something together. What if that something made you stronger, moved better, and felt incredible in your body? Welcome to our Tower classes at MindBody Physical Therapyâwhere friendship […]
A Guide to Help Make Pilates Easy to Understand and What It Can Do For Your Wellness Journey Pilates has become an incredibly popular fitness method over the past few decades, and for good reason. This holistic workout strengthens the entire body, improves flexibility, and enhances mind-body awareness. If youâre considering trying Pilates for the […]
The Benefits Of Our Pilates Tower Classes The Pilates Tower: A Dynamic Apparatus for Whole-Body Transformation As a Romana-certified Pilates instructor and licensed physical therapist with over 20 years of experience, I love our Tower Classes. The work on the Tower helps refine your Pilates fundamentals and builds your practice. We’re here to help! The […]
On the Tower, you have the benefits of some of the elements from the Cadillac and Reformer but the use of the Mat. The Tower classes are a bit more strength focused. The main purpose of many of the exercises taught in a Tower class is to build strength and muscular endurance. The Tower Classes […]
Exercise and movement are critical as you age. And we at MindBody PT couldn’t be greater advocates for this. Here’s a great article From Johns Hopkins Health. Of course, we couldn’t agree more!
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The Swim Across America Maryland event raised over 200K this year, the 2nd highest in the nation!  This year the SAA-Baltimore Personal Challenge 2020 replaced the open water swim, calling participants to chose their own challenge for their fund-raising goal. Our team raised $4454!  Here is a video that Annie made of the different teams and […]
According to this Time Magazine post, spending time outdoors, especially in green spaces, is one of the fastest ways to improve your health and happiness. Being outdoors has been proven to lower stress, blood pressure and heart rate, while boosting mood and mental health. Many believe that rigorous exercise is the only way to achieve these results, but simply […]
According to the Mayo Clinic, walking can be used to manage high blood pressure, heart disease and improve your mood.From trimming your waist to clearing your head, walking is an easy way to improve your health.
When you start a new project at work, chances are you spend a fair amount of time setting and reviewing goals. These goals help youâand those youâll be working withâget a clear sense of what youâre looking to achieve and begin to map out a plan of attack. Along with specific goals, you also probably […]
Pilates is an exercise system useful to everyone. We recently found an article about Seahawks TE Nick Vannett who began practicing Pilates after suffering from a herniated disc in his lower back. After daily training with Nancy Wallace at Nancy Wallace Pilates in Bellevue, he was able to alleviate pain and build core flexibility. Dedication […]
Barrel Quadriceps Stretch Place top of your foot on the barrel. Squeeze the backs of your hip and inner thighs together, keep your belly in and lift tall through the center of the spine. Avoid arching your spine. Keep ribs in with abdominals tight. Ground your hips and lift waist up out of hips. Hold for […]