One of my favourite songs is forever in Blue Jeans
“Money talks…
But it don’t sing and dance and it don’t walk”
It’s how I feel when it comes to pilates or my significant other.
Money talks but this man would rather sing and dance and definitely walk!
So let’s continue growing in pilates. Let’s work that zipper or better known the front of the power house.
Many people that talk pelvic floor therapy focus on the muscles that draw in the front of the pelvis.
The kegel…
It’s so popular that even men know what a Kegel is in this day and age.
People do kegels for pre and post natal.
For pelvic floor therapy.
They definitely do it for pilates.
For the most part you will hear many different imagery cues.
For myself I like to feel the muscles at the front of my pelvis drawing inwards towards the back of my pelvis then up to my spine.
The best imagery for this feeling is to zip up the front of my pants or better yet tight jeans from the 70’s.
Engaging these muscles which includes the transverse abdominis is like feeling the front of your corset pull in tighter. if you lift the bottom of the corset first, wrap the front second then it would only make sense to wrap the back as well.
If you are in a class you may just hear someone say, zip up the front or your pelvis. It’s the same as a kegel. Practice this on your own. These feelings/sensations are very subtle and if they are weak could take a long time to feel. If they are strong, you may never feel them as they are already strong. If you can’t feel any I would start with the coffee bean, zip up my pants second and then move onto the third.
Let’s head around back for this one.