In order to do these exercises correctly you need to be familiar with the Pilates concept called the ”Powerhouse”. The Powerhouse is a term used by pilates teachers referring to the collective muscles of your abdominals, gluteals and your lower back muscles. Simply the area where your core muscles are located. It can be visualized by  imagining a square between your lower ribs and your hipbones. […]

Core strength and stability is increasingly recognized as a vital part of fitness training. The past five years have also seen growing interest in integrating core stability exerxises into resistance and strength training programs as well as in sports specific training. This article provides a short introduction to the core stability concept and the various methods […]

Muscle tissue represents the engine of our body
Through controlled contractions it makes us able to move our limbs and move in space. In addition it gives our body shape and esthetic structure
In our body there are more than 650 muscles, most of these appear in pairs located on opposite sides of the body. Muscles make […]

Diet Pills are big business today. Even though they may have some dangerous side effects, diet pills stay on the market simply because people are buying them. Everyone wants to find a “quick fix” for everything. Advertisements for the various brands of diet pills will tell you how great you can look in a matter of weeks […]

Apart from physical appearance, excess weight affects a person in many ways. This includes the overall quality of life, self-esteem, depression, health risk, physical capabilities among other things. Weight loss consequently leads to a lot of positive changes .  
A lot of people are desperately searching for a weight loss technique that will surely trim down that […]

For quite a few medical conditions , medical practitioneers prescribe anabolic steroids. Use of anabolic steroids however is suggested with caution since these drugs are known to exhibit harmful side effects. Ironically, anabolic steroids are used more for non-medical reasons than otherwise, and this has been so ever since their utility for performance enhancement became […]

The Bongo board looks just like a skateboard, only with one single independent roller attached with an elastic cord instead of wheels. The roller is in constant motion independent of the board, creating a constantly changing center of balance. This makes it suitable for expert level balance training.
The inventor of the original Bongo Board […]

Back pain and neck pain are responsible for huge personal and societal costs, and are major causes of work disability. Contrary to traditional thinking, neither back pain nor neck pain is a problem that always resolves itself. Recurrences are usual and their course is very variable.

A stepped approach in which the physiotherapist initially takes a […]

Chronic pain especially in the back and in the head, plagues a large percent of the population. These painful conditions might sometimes be traced back to an injury or to a disease. Whatever the cause, the anguish that it brings can make one do almost anything to have relief and comfort.
Individuals suffering from this recurring malady […]

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