Author: jeydancepilates
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Pilates exercises to help with sciatica
What is sciatica and what causes it? Are there sciatica exercises that will help relieve the pain? Dr. Brent Anderson has dedicated a lot of researches to that question. He is a physical therapist, Orthopedic Certified Specialist, and the founder of Polestar Pilates method, one of the leaders in Pilates instructor training focusing on rehabilitation. So in this…
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8 foods To enter Fall with energy
Fall is around the corner, Shanghai has done its back to school and with it it’s craziness of: work, social reunions, parties, birthdays and activities. We love it, but it’s gonna require you to have a good level of energy. Now you may know from TCM (Traditional Chinese medicine) and others holistic sciences that food…
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Eat fat, get slim
Many of us, including me, have been told for many years that fat is bad for your health and scale, and to get healthy and fit, you’ll have to remove fat from food. For a long time, we thought that fat was “global fat” and make no distinction between “fatty” ingredients. I myself, removed all…
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5 ways Pilates can improve your sex life
5 ways to have a better lifestyle sex with Pilates technique
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Back pain doesn’t have to be chronic

Back pain doesn’t have to be chronic Back pain became the curse of the century Nowadays: Everybody has back pain from teenager to the oldest. Having back pain is normal and we get operated from our sciatic like we would remove a cavity: it’s “normal” procedure. Slipped disks, compression, sciatica: everyone has it’s own and…
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Prenatal Pilates : how to adapt Pilates for pregnancy
Dear Followers, As it seems to be a « loving season » in Shanghai I resulted to have many of my students who get pregnant – That just gave me the idea to talk to you a little bit about Pilates and pregnancy. I will make it very simple and answer the more frequently asked…
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Pilates is NOT yoga
Hi All ! I have recently talked with friends, network and even athletes and I discover this terrible confusion that has been spread – let Me tell you this breaking news once for all : Pilates is NOT yoga – And I could add « AT ALL » Let me explain and try to understand why this false thought has…
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Spirulina vertue and “Super Food”
SPIRULINA What an Original name for such uncommon ingredient. SPIRULINA IS AN ALGAE _ SEA WEED – You might be saying « Come on, can I really see any health benefits from eating some algae? » The answer is YES! Here is a partial list of the health benefits associated with Spirulina: Boost the Immune System* Improve…