Strength Through Balance and Control: SOAR Pilates Feature in Prescott Woman Magazine
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SOAR Pilates was featured in Prescott Woman, discussing the physical and mental benefits of Pilates for everybody. An excerpt of the article is below.
““Some people come in with an ailment,” Heather said, “and some want a different routine, to shake things up a bit.
For those with an ailment—low back pain, joint injuries, and post-surgery are common—Pilates offers a gentle and supportive approach to a powerful method of building up core strength.
“The most common ailment I get is people coming in complaining about low back pain,” Heather said. “With low back pain, one thousand percent your core is weak.”
In addition to the superficial “core muscles” most people know about—abdominals, obliques, and back extensors—the Transversus Abdominus (TA), also known as the “corset muscle,” is at work almost all the time (any time someone is sitting or standing). Lack of strength in that muscle contributes to back pain and bad posture.”